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Selected ‘They said it’ quotes from our regular newsletters show that the politicisation of ESG and investors’ approach to fossil fuels were two major discussion points.

Yes, raising impact capital is as tough and slow as our inaugural fundraising report suggests, but it is not all bad news.

Eastwood Forests’ first fundraise has shown how powerful the carbon story around timberland investments has become, including with Japanese LPs.

Without short-term targets and transition plans for portfolio companies individually, net-zero targets by financial institutions do not guarantee decarbonisation of the real economy.

There are very real consequences to the attacks on ESG in the US; quietly sitting out the discussion is not an acceptable option, writes specialist communications consultant Dmitriy Ioselevich.

What the mix of LPs in the world's largest impact funds reveal about institutional investment.

Political potshots in the US are prompting investors to revisit the arguments for sustainability.

Bringing portfolio company employees into the equity can be beneficial for all parties. More should do it.

Lenna Koszarny, founding partner of Horizon Capital, spoke to a PEI Group audience on Thursday. Horizon, the biggest private equity firm in Ukraine, has operated, and thrived, amid the war with Russia.

A combination of regulation and investor mindset risks pushing capital away from where it is needed most: carbon-intensive sectors.