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Japanese LPs increasingly view strong ESG credentials as a must-have, say NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka, Yuzuru Ichinohe and Kiyomi Matsuda.
From profit-sharing schemes to financing the climate transition, a sustainable focus is key to driving value and managing risk, says Ardian’s head of sustainability, Candice Brenet.
Climate tech has been a rare bright spot in an otherwise challenging market for fundraising, but unlocking the segment’s full commercial potential will require deep pockets and a different approach to risk.
Diverse backgrounds can help avoid 'groupthink' among fund managers, says the Californian pension system's outgoing CIO.
The UN agency tasked with advancing children’s development is encouraging firms to actively search for ways to improve conditions by adopting its new 'child-lens investing' framework.
As sustainability initiatives proliferate, could PMDR add to framework fatigue or serve as a bold step on the industry’s decarbonisation journey?
The private equity industry has made progress on the pressing and fiddly issue of ESG data; it is now looking forward to ‘a focus on outcomes’.
VCMI executive director Mark Kenber says carbon offsets are needed to help achieve net zero – but the market can only flourish if projects can demonstrate integrity.
Embedding decarbonisation into wider corporate strategies can yield positive knock-on impacts and strengthen buy-in, say Allegra Day at Cinven and Romain Barral and Márta Zincsenko-Záhorszki at Cinven portfolio company, Partner in Pet Food.
ESG opportunities outweigh the challenges as sustainability initiatives boost top lines and cut costs, say Winna Brown and Elisa Pirani at EY.