The UK investor has cornerstoned the debut fund for a team of former Gulf Capital credit fund execs.
The progressive investor made climate change a core theme in his presidential campaign and now is raising money to address the problem directly.
The fund administrator joins a growing list of private markets stakeholders that own ESG data products.
More LPs consider ESG standards as one of many factors in potential commitments, but generally it's not risen to the level of being a deciding factor when backing a manager.
With regulatory uncertainty surrounding ESG, managers need to go back to every claim armed with the facts, said Blackstone on a panel at the PEI Media Investor Relations Forum.
The Australian government’s clean energy investment agency has continued its push into agriculture, backing alternative proteins start-up All G Foods.
China’s CIC, Japan’s GPIF and South Korea’s KIC and NPS are now rolling out ESG initiatives.
Revaia has closed its first fund at €250m: Europe’s largest female-founded VC fund, the firm says.
The vehicle marks a major expansion of Amundi’s impacting investing activity.
Blume Equity has invested in Elvie, a start-up that makes high-end, tech-enabled breast pumps.