Ben Gillespie (pictured), Partner at law firm Seddons examines the FCA’s proposals to introduce standardised rules that set out how much asset managers must disclose about their impact on climate change and the ‘practical concerns' raised by the BVCA…

LB Equity has introduced two new programmes to continue incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives into the investment firm and across its portfolio companies.  

The Funding Atlantic Network for Blue Economy Technology Transfer (FANBEST) has identified a worrying lack of adequate funding opportunities to help conserve the world’s oceans and marine resources.

Preqin has updated its ESG Solutions, a product that provides private market participants with a 360-degree view of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk, impact and opportunity – across LPs and GPs, down to portfolio and private company levels.  

MSCI Inc (MSCI), a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, and The Burgiss Group, LLC, a provider of data, analytics and technology solutions for investors of private capital, have launched a new analytical tool that enables institutional asset owners and managers to better understand the impact of climate change on private asset portfolios. 

SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist sustainable private equity, is offering privileged access to the infrastructure asset class, generally reserved for institutional investors, with the launch of SWEN Exclusive Infrastructures. 

EQT AB is proud to announce that EQT’s science based targets have recently been approved and validated by the SBTi meaning that EQT has formalied its GHG emission reduction targets in line with the 1.5c pathway described in the Paris Agreement. 

Climate Solutions, a climate-focused capital raising and strategic advisory firm, has launched Climarket, an online marketplace for institutional investors seeking climate and ESG-focused investment opportunities in private markets.

A new report has revealed a GBP97 billion investment gap to secure key nature-related outcomes in the UK – such as biodiversity protection and restoration – to be between GBP44 billion and GBP97 billion over the next 10 years. 

ESG analysis is more difficult in private debt but can uncover aspects often overlooked in traditional analysis. Less liquid and transparent, they hold some challenges for investors pursuing environmental, social and governance goals.