Responsible Investing

Portfolio construction in the age of ESG

Responsible investing and the need to avoid certain industries is adding new levels of complexity to private debt dealmaking.

Human rights step into the PE spotlight

With major EU regulations on the horizon, will human rights emerge as the next key ESG issue for private equity firms?

Responsible investing: On the minds of ESG leaders

From sustainability-linked loans to net-zero targets, ESG leaders and senior executives in the private debt industry share their takes on the future of responsible investing. By Mina Tumay.

Schroders: Private debt faces a three-pronged dilemma

Controlling spiralling costs and securing energy independence have joined the quest for net zero at the heart of the energy transition, says Schroders’ global head of infrastructure in private assets, Chantale Pelletier.

Private debt’s six biggest challenges

Leading asset class professionals explain their concerns (and offer reasons why things may not be all that bad).

Talking point: Why managers are feeling the heat on climate change

Many GPs have had a good crisis so far, but they need to be alive to LP sentiment on the big issues of the day.

Talking point: ESG loans must not just pay lip service

Investors have concerns about what is happening in the broadly syndicated loan space. The private debt market must learn the lessons.

Four quick questions with… CalSTRS

Significant macroeconomic shifts, such as the low-carbon transition, bring both opportunities and risks, says chief investment officer Christopher Ailman.

The pipe dream: ESG data in ‘real time’

The technology and expertise exist to communicate non-financial KPIs to LPs with regularity, but don’t expect it to happen any time soon.

Climate change: Can private debt deliver?

Tackling global warming will require a commitment from the whole financial system to deploy capital sustainably. But where does private debt fit within this?