Responsible Investing

Nuveen: Energy security is steering its pragmatic approach to the energy transition

The energy transition opportunity is now being driven by realism and commercial objectives more than climate philosophy or government policy, says Don Dimitrievich, global head of Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit.

Private credit sharpens focus on climate’s missing middle

Recent moves by Lightrock, Nest and Galvanize offer signs that the private credit market is starting to bridge the climate financing gap, but there is still a long way to go.

ESG: Five sustainability takeaways from our Europe Summit

Attendees discuss changing – but not unfavourable – attitudes to sustainability strategies.

Sustainability-linked loans have a new use case

Lenders are starting to use SLLs for more than just operational improvements.

Ares supports Vantage Data Centers via a $2.4bn debt facility

The manager commits two-thirds, or $1.6bn, of the total, with $330m of it at closing.

Why sustainability-linked loans should be a talking point

For borrowers and their sponsors, SLLs are a direct way of ensuring ESG integration is a lever for financial value.

Rising stars on the future of sustainability in private markets

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

Alternatives managers change tack on ESG comms

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.