Increasing competition coupled with LP appetite for thematic investment suggest impact firms will have to start thinking hard about standing out from the crowd.
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s $1bn debut fund has backed nickel-zinc battery producer ZincFive.
The UK insurer’s asset management arm is also raising a climate transition fund and has set a 2040 net-zero target for its £47bn real assets portfolio.
Gender-lens investing is just the start of the conversation when it comes to equity in private market investments, says DEG’s Katharina Thier.
Impact investing may have started out with a focus on social issues, but environmental concerns are rising further up investors’ agendas, and influencing their strategies.
Private debt has come a long way in its adoption of ESG, with most managers now embedding it into their investment processes. But regular reporting continues to present challenges.
Responsible investing and the need to avoid certain industries is adding new levels of complexity to private debt dealmaking.
A rapidly changing ESG landscape faces market participants, says ELFA’s Sabrina Fox.
With the SEC’s proposed rules requiring funds to back up their ESG claims, firms are turning to compliance and training to avoid enforcement crosshairs.
ESG minded investors now expect managers and their portfolio companies to conduct their tax affairs in a sustainable manner, writes Elena Rowlands of law firm Travers Smith.
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