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How Oxfordshire Pension Fund created a climate change policy

There was a surprising amount of consensus, says Sean Collins, service manager (pensions) at Oxfordshire County Council.

2 min read · 18 February 2020

LPs take a stand on climate change

Echoing the increasingly urgent public discussion around global warming and its impact, more investors are voicing their climate concerns, and goals, to their GPs.

9 min read · 18 February 2020

Debevoise: Directors have a duty to take ESG into account

Simon Witney, special counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, says he doesn't see ESG and financial returns as a trade-off.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

Responsible Investment: Seven key takeaways

LP scrutiny of approaches to ESG is intensifying, with climate change a key concern. Here are seven takeaways from this year’s Responsible Investment report.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

Georgetown prepares to divest from fossil fuels, including from private funds

The move comes as a wave of activist pressure sweeps up against major LPs.

4 min read · 14 February 2020

Blended finance: A model for impact investors?

The lower risk of blended finance structures could appeal to private equity investors seeking both impact and returns.

8 min read · 13 February 2020

USS on private equity's evolving understanding of climate issues

David Russell, head of responsible investment at the UK's biggest private pension, discusses how the private equity industry is reacting to climate change.

3 min read · 12 February 2020

CDPQ's Bertrand Millot on climate-related priorities

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec vice-president and chief stewardship investing officer Bertrand Millot discusses how the pension communicates its needs to external private equity managers.

3 min read · 11 February 2020

CVC: Integrating ESG into value creation is essential

A sustainable approach to investing goes hand-in-hand with higher returns, say CVC managing partner Jean-Rémy Roussel and ESG director Chloë Sanders.

8 min read · 03 February 2020

Nuveen: Are ESG and impact on a collision course?

Amy O’Brien, head of responsible investment at Nuveen, and Rekha Unnithan, co-head of impact investment at Nuveen, chart PE’s responsible investment journey.

8 min read · 03 February 2020

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