ESG consultancy space sees rapid overhaul following demand
The rising number of corporates seeking expert ESG help has led to soaring acquisitions and creation of specialised sustainability teams
Private Equity
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Carlyle makes net-zero by 2050 pledge
The firm emphasized working with companies to change their practices rather than divesting from those with unfavorable climate-change characteristics
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Apollo, Oaktree join private equity push to report ESG data
The PE industry’s effort is gaining steam, with more than 70 firms having signed on in recent months.
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Blackstone, Apollo among firms snubbing new climate coalition
A number of big private equity firms have yet to sign up for a pledge unveiled during COP26 to eliminate CO2 emissions and help avoid catastrophic planetary overheating
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Asset managers publish interim net-zero targets as UN head decries deficit of credibility
NGOs say allowing targets to be set on a subset of AUM is roadblock to halving emissions by 2030
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Why is ESG different in Africa?
‘More opportunities here for investors to make a positive environmental or social impact than in any other region in the world’
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What is shifting the dynamics of the renewable energy sector?
‘Shifting the global focus and trend away from the traditional infrastructure towards clean energy transition’
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Call for private equity to address climate threats
Private equity firms have a long road ahead to integrate climate issues formally in their investment processes, according to an industry report.
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UNCDF’s Preeti Sinha: Avoiding the most dramatic market failure of our time
In her keynote at the Global ESG Summit, UNCDF executive secretary discussed risk, short-termism, MSMEs and human capital
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Prudential fund invests £5bn in private sustainable businesses
Global opportunities in privately owned businesses exposed to microfinance, affordable housing and energy from waste facilities
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Impact investing an increasingly sophisticated industry
GIIN report finds impact investors are taking multi-dimensional approaches to decision-making
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Eight ways to escalate ESG in 2021
MainStreet’s Simone Gallo and Daniele Cat Berro expect the ESG surge to continue this year