Toby Mitchenall
Toby Mitchenall is the Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, at PEI Media. He is responsible for New Private Markets, a dedicated intelligence source on impact investing, sustainability and ESG in private markets, and is based in PEI’s London office. Toby was previously a consultant advising private equity firms on marketing and public relations.
Industry participants are trying to come up with standardised legal clauses to help enhance corporate governance in AI investments.
LGT Capital Partners' annual ESG report gives a useful snapshot of where its private equity managers have reached on climate, biodiversity and social issues.
The Italian firm has committed or deployed more than 50% of its debut infrastructure impact fund.
There is a lack of commercially available tools to help investors capture the second- or third-order risks at the asset level, says EBRD's James Falzon.
Institutional investors are balancing sustainability with other, more immediate factors, as 'not everything that looks green and is popular is economically viable, right?'
Influential climate investor Altérra and VC firm 500 Global have sketched out a plan to unlock investment in climate adaptation.
NZAOA's call to action for GPs on climate is less strident than its 2022 predecessor, but it is a clear restatement of intent.
Pension funds speaking at PEI Group's PERE Forum Europe described sustainability as now being 'built in' to value creation processes.
The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance has issued a new, more detailed, 'Call to Action' to managers, in which it encourages GPs to use their 'public voice and market presence' to help advance the transition.
A survey by LGT Capital Partners suggests commitments to ESG are holding steady – but there are regional differences.