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Church of England Pension: Private markets are behind public markets on climate change

Climate initiatives by GPs tend to be about sharing good practice rather than systemic assessments across the portfolios, says Stephen Barrie, the pension's deputy director of ethics and engagement.

2 min read · 12 November 2020

Responsible Investment Forum: LPs expect GPs to ‘evolve’ climate change strategies

It is only when GPs play their part in climate change solutions that LPs can make their portfolios resilient and operational in the long-term, say panellists at PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum.

2 min read · 11 November 2020

'Leading edge' GPs start to align on climate

Some managers – mostly in Europe – are starting to speak a common language on climate, but US managers are lagging, say panellists at PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum: Europe.

2 min read · 11 November 2020

Labor department deals blow to ESG efforts

President Trump's Department of Labor has instituted new rules that many see as a blow to the growing environmental, social and governance investment models.

4 min read · 10 November 2020

DOL quietly enacts ESG rules

President Trump's Department of Labor has instituted new rules that many see as a blow to the growing environmental, social and governance investment models.

3 min read · 10 November 2020

Diverse managers will bear the brunt of a flight to familiarity

Investors cannot afford to ignore a GP set that has largely outperformed industry benchmarks, even during a pandemic.

2 min read · 05 November 2020

Women in PE Forum: PE needs to converge around ESG data

GPs should drive the creation of consistent and comparable data disclosures and common standards in ESG, executives from Carlyle Group and Macquarie say.

2 min read · 05 November 2020

Hg: Positive discrimination needed to achieve diversity

'Many millennia of bias' make it vital that PE firms actively promote candidates from underrepresented groups, said Nic Humphries.

2 min read · 03 November 2020

Goldman Sachs on the sustainability shift

The current environment may produce opportunities for ESG-oriented investors, says Ken Pontarelli, who leads a new sustainable investing group at the firm.

6 min read · 01 November 2020

Impact investing: Is it reinventing capitalism?

The social and economic vulnerabilities exposed by the coronavirus could propel the world of impact investment to new levels.

10 min read · 01 November 2020

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