ESG

State-backed investment company, Permodalan Nasional Berhad, sees the EDCI as a route to more consistent emissions data gathering.

The firm has launched a new sustainability strategy and is among the first infrastructure investors to set such a goal, according to sustainability head Sandrine Lalmant.

Though the asset class is generally behind the curve on ESG, attempts to harmonise disclosure in private debt are beginning to gain momentum.

Infrastructure funds are under growing pressure to deliver ‘nature-positive’ investments.

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

The backlash against ESG, which is predominantly in the US, could ultimately be a 'catalyst for constructive dialogue', writes Trill Impact partner Pia Irell.

Infrastructure may have more women in senior roles relative to other asset classes, but keeping hold of female talent at all levels remains a challenge.

The Singapore-based healthcare investors was an early mover in ESG-linked fund finance: it is once again breaking new ground.

A quarter of European private credit deals involve an ESG-linked margin ratchet, according to analysis by consulting firm Lane Clark & Peacock.

Three credit rating agencies have signed up to the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project, which counts Apollo and Oak Hill among its founding members.