Managers

Despite wider fundraising challenges, sustainable strategies are still pulling in institutional capital, says Shane Swords, managing director and global head of investor relations at NextEnergy Capital.

Schroders is the 11th firm to make BlueMark's 'practice leaderboard' for its alignment with impact investing principles.

Mombak’s Amazon Reforestation Fund has sold 30% of its 10-year projected output at a price point bettered only by the EU’s emissions trading scheme.

Some data requests seem immaterial or are too resource-intensive for fund managers to collect.

There is a 'compelling business case' for sustainability measures – decarbonisation in particular – say GSAM private equity co-head Michael Bruun and head of real estate client solutions Jeffery Fine.

EDCI participation, sustainability skills and portfolio-level value creation plans are top-of-mind for asset owners and investment consultants at PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum in San Francisco.

With so many ESG data requests from LPs, one private equity firm is distinguishing between requirements and 'nice-to-haves' – and a portfolio-wide net-zero target falls into the latter camp, a head of ESG says.

Being a member leads to more data requests from investors, one ESG professional says.

A $100m commitment from Washington State Investment Board has been approved, according to a source.

The returns generated by impact funds prove the 'direct correlation between impact and growth', according to the partner in Bain's Double Impact group.