ESG

Chandra Eastwell is now a director of sustainable investing at QIA, a sovereign wealth fund that has been making inroads into sustainability in recent years.

The city's chief climate officer is ‘serious’ about enforcing Local Law 97 to reduce carbon emissions of the city’s biggest assets by 2030.

... and tell senior editor for private debt Andy Thomson how they view the industry's progress on ESG.

Investors are showing increased interest for independent verification of ESG data, GRESB's Joss Blamire reports.

'Whenever you see the SEC taking action across rulemaking, exams and enforcement... it should be seen as a clear signal that this is a big focus for them, and you need to get your house in order.'

Institutional investors are increasingly mindful of inequality as a systemic risk; the question is whether they are willing and able to do anything about it.

Decarbonising is about ‘value preservation’, says Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Michael Neuman, because ‘sooner or later, we’ll have to pay the price for the carbon our buildings emit’.

The head of sustainability for Manulife's $74bn private markets division believes the industry needs to do more to address inequality, rather than 'fuel it with with the investing decisions that we make'.

Discussion on sustainability often skews towards compliance, but it is worth remembering that outcomes and value creation are the ultimate goal.

GPs report a slight improvement on their diversity and inclusion initiatives compared to last year, according to the survey.