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Tariffs and geopolitical tensions are hastening a return of manufacturing to the US and presenting a new set of prospects to private investors, panellists said at NEXUS last week.

Marcie Frost, CEO of the Californian pension plan, discussed the political pressure that surrounds the investors' sustainable investments and a desire for more ESG data for risk management purposes at NEXUS 2026.

Around one-quarter of US organisations feel risk of ESG-related litigation is increasing, with political pressure being a commonly cited factor.

England appeared to have built Europe’s most credible biodiversity market by hard-wiring demand into law – that’s no longer the case.

Real, but uneven, progress is being made on impact measurement, says Infranity CEO and managing partner Philippe Benaroya.

After a year characterised by dramatic, and in some respects 'disappointing', regulatory change, veteran private markets sustainability lawyer Simon Witney urges law and policy makers to create clear, proportionate and evidence-based regulation.

Alex Farmer, the head of the sustainability practice at the US law firm, is 'excited' to see more mature and larger impact strategies in 2026.

Investors' expectations have 'shifted firmly towards transparent, outcomes-based sustainability reporting', according to Kasper Hansen, managing partner and CEO of AIP Management.

The tech investor's fifth fund is already around twice the size of its predecessor, with sovereign wealth funds from Europe and Asia coming into the first close.

The scaling back of CSRD has founders doubting the need for environmental policies, according to Revaia sustainability manager Anaïs Blarel.