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Energy transition and climate investing were on the agenda at NEXUS 2025; as the new US administration tilts towards fossil fuels, climate investors are sticking to the programme.
The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts has prompted an emerging manager focused on LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs to give up on his effort.
Increasingly disparate approaches to the role of ESG in investing – both within the US and relative to other markets – raise fresh challenges for responsibly minded investors.
The manager’s APAC head discussed the Trump administration’s impact on ESG during a webinar for affiliate title PERE.
Whether companies opt to ramp up their ESG work or pull back, they could be exposed to litigation risks, Norton Rose Fulbright partner Rachel Roosth tells New Private Markets.
In many cases it is 'simply cheaper' to power to data centres with renewables, according to Ewa Jackson, managing director in Apollo's client and product solutions group.
Initial moves since Trump's retaking office - on the environment and other areas - suggest little moderation from his campaign proposals.
Investors' responsibility is to be 'consistent and unfazed and provide leadership', says Permira's executive chairman at the opening of the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe on Wednesday.
Several states have or hope to pass rules that target ESG investing, including one that proposes to make it a criminal offense to invest funds via 'environmental, social and governance' criteria.
The stability of US tax credits is 'an illusion', delegates at the Infrastructure Investor Network Global Summit in Berlin heard.