ESG

Allocators are taking a range of approaches to support their GPs, research from Risilience shows.

Lenders must embed adaptation and resilience readiness into standard credit assessment, writes Ravi Singh, senior manager at Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.

Evan Greenfield had set out to show how ESG practices can contribute to value creation in private equity portfolios during his time at the Canadian pension plan.

‘There’s no way we could do ESG in special situations,' is a misconception. Benefit Street Partners RI head Vai Patel explains why.

The White House is reviewing a rule that bars retirement plans from weighing 'social causes' in investment decisions. Sources hope for a balanced approach, but fear the new rule may have a chilling effect on private markets.

NYSNA Pension Plan and AustralianSuper both include sustainability and broader ESG factors in their due diligence processes, said panellists on a webcast hosted by Private Debt Investor.

Fundraising from US institutions has undoubtedly become harder, but many are still committed and capital deployment remains resilient, according to panellists on NPM's live webcast.

The Brazilian investment bank currently relies on concessionary investors to ensure steady fundraising, but it sees DFIs as a temporary, not permanent, part of its LP base.

In the energy sector, every dollar invested in adaptation protected $8.60, a recent report shows.

The Swiss private bank has seen a stagnation in the number of large companies signing up to targets.