public policy

But Democrats are betting they can as they try to pass both a $3.5trn budget proposal and a $1.2trn infrastructure package.

Perkukuh Pelaburan Rakyat aims to strengthen governance structures and ESG practices into the mandate of its LPs to help attract private investments.

Despite some negative publicity associated with beef’s GHG emissions, the sector received a $500m USDA package to increase processing capacity while Rabobank’s Justin Sherrard says, ‘beef is where the answer lies.’

The world is adapting to mitigate climate change, but the politicisation of climate science, slow-moving bureaucracy and anachronistic policy are causing the US to lag behind.

The group will make recommendations in two areas: impact measurement and new financial products.

Market forces began pressuring institutional investors to reconsider exposure to the fossil fuel industry long before the Biden administration took office in January.

The CIO of Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund explains what actions some LPs are expecting their managers to have taken after committing to diversity initiatives last year.

The new US president’s environmental agenda and plans for a ‘clean energy revolution’ could provide added impetus for ESG strategies in private markets.