Toby Mitchenall
The historic insurance market has teamed up with Schroders Capital to offer investors access to a cross-asset-class impact investment strategy.
More than 90% of LPs say they require impact funds to perform in-line or better than their generalist private equity benchmark, according to a survey by Rede Partners.
Central banker-turned-climate advocate Mark Carney has accelerated the private markets’ response to the climate crisis
Virginie Morgon positioned the French firm as a sustainability leader, a role it looks set to continue.
Even amid a tougher fundraising environment, climate funds are 'still very, very topical', says head of sustainable investing for private markets Ken Pontarelli.
The past year brought existential debate, some helpful regulation, and productive collaboration on climate and data matters, but a lack of urgency is still an issue.
The buyout model relies on ‘extracting value for the benefit of a few’, Denmark’s former prime minister told PEI in 2010, as he pressed for a regulatory clampdown on private equity.
Scope 4 emissions and carbon-adjusted earnings were some of the cutting edge ideas on the menu at this week’s Responsible Investment Forum: Europe.
In this five-minute film, we hear from CalPERS, AP4 and the European Investment Fund about the lack of standardised ESG data in private markets, how this has held sustainability efforts back and why the future is starting to look brighter.
It’s a private fund innovation that could be a force for good, and one that some investors may struggle with.