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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PE firms have helped to grow the popularity of impact investing.

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ESG Narratives Needed as well as Numbers

Chris Hall

Research predicts new demands on asset managers, as clients’ sustainable investment priorities mature. Institutional and intermediary clients’ sustainable investment demands are growing increasingly sophisticated, requiring managers to reappraise their skills and budget levels. A long way to go”.

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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

Another distinction is that ESG investment considers ESG factors to have financial implications, as opposed to only ethical ones. In other words, a positive impact is valued above financial returns. In other words, a positive impact is valued above financial returns. The second issue to sort out is measurement.

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JUST Capital’s New Head of Investor Strategies Says It’s ‘Increasingly Irresponsible’ to Ignore ESG

Just Capital

Cambria will be leading JUST’s investor stakeholder and financial markets strategy, cultivating industry partnerships and initiatives with key market actors in the asset owner, asset manager, and sustainable and impact investing communities. It’s data that should go into analysis. So what’s the issue? I don’t know.

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ESG Explainer: Line of Duty

Chris Hall

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns.

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