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Some things are certain in this world; one is that the urgent need for standardised ESG data must be part of any serious conversation about sustainability in private markets.

The scarcity of quality greenhouse gas emissions data means a lot of investors are 'flying blind', writes Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins, head of ESG for Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Change, however, is coming.

In a world of imperfect data, LPs will search for visual evidence of diversity. They should take care when doing so.

It’s a private fund innovation that could be a force for good, but some investors may struggle with it.

While the energy transition can seem like an insurmountable task, innovations in private markets give reason for hope.

These increasingly popular assets’ environmental impact and vulnerability to climate change merit closer attention.

A demand that the $206bn state pension consider only ‘pecuniary’ factors when investing does little to change its sizeable private markets programme.

HitecVision’s successful fundraise shows that investors are ready to embrace green propositions from firms embedded in the oil and gas sector.

Regulation, decarbonisation and data standardisation were among the themes from H1 2022.

Scott Farquhar, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest are investing directly in renewables, signalling a new approach among the wealthiest.