SFDR: A groundbreaking regulation in need of reform
After three years spent grappling with the EU sustainability rules, some managers have found an approach that works for them; but most still are hoping for reform.
What the California climate disclosure laws mean for private equity
California’s SB 253 and SB 261 present downside risks and upside opportunities – even for small companies operating outside California.
Debevoise & Plimpton on navigating US and EU regulatory differences
Diverging sustainability regimes present challenges for GPs, particularly when raising capital from both LPs in Europe and those in US ‘anti-ESG’ states, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Ulysses Smith and Patricia Volhard.
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Who are the world’s largest impact capital managers? The 2024 Impact...
The Impact 50 is our proprietary list of the world's largest managers of private markets impact capital, spanning private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and other strategies.
In brief: How to approach impact-linked carry in venture capital
A group of VC firms have produced a handbook for firms looking to apply EIF's gamma model.
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In brief: The Northvolt conundrum
It is clear that responsible investors want to back homegrown clean tech and solutions that contribute to real-world emissions reductions.
For LPs, private credit inspires both frustration and hope when it comes to sustainability
Depending on which allocator you speak to, private credit presents either a promising way to invest with impact, or sustainability's 'humungous gap'.
ESG’s value-creation argument has never been stronger
ESG teams are increasingly able to demonstrate how their efforts drive growth in portfolio companies. It is a welcome development.
Impact enthusiasm burns off the post-election fog
Proponents of sustainable investing in private markets are on high alert after the emphatic re-election of Donald Trump, but they will not succumb to pessimism.
Private debt managers are following diverging sustainability paths
Fundraising by private debt firms for impact strategies appears to be picking up, even as ESG integration into mainstream strategies may be declining.
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Nuveen Green Capital closes New Mexico’s first C-PACE deal
The $76.2m package will refinance a luxury hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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How Japan’s giant public pension is turning to impact investing
A step taken by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was described by one veteran impact investor as 'moving mountains'.