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Eiffel, the world’s 14th-largest impact fund manager, is introducing impact covenants into its loans.

A new strategy will lend to European businesses providing solutions to environmental and social challenges, New Private Markets understands.

ESG disclosure, AI and sustainability-linked loans were under discussion at MSCI's Climate Action Conference in London on Tuesday.

Private debt, historically seen as lagging on ESG, is making rapid progress according to experts at Private Debt Investor's Europe Summit this week.

With its roots in green banking pioneer Rabobank, the new direct lender is aiming to make a name for itself in its home market of the Netherlands and around Europe.

The package will be used to make upgrades across the 8,600-unit portfolio and includes a €40m green loan.

Assets that don't have a clear path to decarbonisation are subject to discounts and more expensive debt finance, but the overall picture is complex and unclear, real estate investment managers said on a webinar hosted by the PERE Network.

The bank wants Australia-listed sponsor Cromwell to report on indirect carbon emissions.

Measuring the impact of the escalating climate crisis on commercial real estate is becoming imperative but the sector is still learning how to do it.

Private debt is moving into a new era of impact lending and sustainability-linked loans.