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Find out who won awards for impact investing, ESG and sustainability, voted on by readers of Private Debt Investor, PERE, Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.

The factsheets contain sector-specific guidance for the most important areas of ESG disclosure for the autos, building materials and services sectors.

Managers of private debt funds are following the broadly syndicated market in their embrace of sustainability-linked loans. Credibility is on the line.

The market for loans tied to sustainability targets is growing fast, but measurement and greenwashing concerns remain.

With ESG performance being linked to the cost of debt, the attainment of carry and personal remuneration plans, how do you set robust KPIs and targets? George Weavil and Carys Clipper, lawyers from Travers Smith, give their opinion.

The report found significant variation in key performance indicators and the ambition level of sustainability performance targets.

'The integration of ESG factors into leveraged finance investing is continuing at pace, evolving to be much closer to that of public equity markets,' said ELFA chief executive officer Sabrina Fox.

Carlyle, EQT, Infrared and BPEA give their predictions for the sustainability-linked loan market in 2022.

ESG and sustainability are now being worked into deal documentation, but it may take a while before the private debt industry is seen to be truly making a difference.

Executives from four firms that have broken ground in the space – Carlyle, EQT, BPEA and InfraRed – discuss the future of sustainability-linked debt facilities with New Private Markets.