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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. and 4 percentage points a year, respectively, between 2002 and 2020. While the PE industry has been slow to dive into ESG, there are signs that PE investment is starting to align with global ambitions for a sustainable economy. InBC Investment Corp.

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Planet First Partners Raises €450 Million for Sustainable Economy Transition Fund

ESG Today

Sustainable investment growth equity platform Planet First Partners announced today that it has raised €450 million at the second close of its second funding round, following the latest commitment to the fund by Ingka Investments, the investment arm of IKEA parent Ingka Group.

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Why SPACs will be key to the sustainability revolution

GreenBiz

In just the first six weeks of 2021, SPACs raised $33 billion, more than was raised by all SPACs before 2020. ESG-minded institutional investors are allocating a record amount of capital to sustainable investments and SPACs enable the broadening of the investor base to consumers who want to invest in sustainability leaders.

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Hari Balasubramanian on Investor Interest in Nature-based Solutions

3BL Media

Consequently, more investors are taking note of both the downside risk protection and upside value creation of nature-based solutions that are being elevated on a global scale. Both EcoAdvisors and EcoInvestors are working on the measurement, transactional and value creation sides of this marketplace.

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UK Stewardship Code to Benefit from Fine-tuning

Chris Hall

A review of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 should prompt evolution rather than revolution, according to industry experts, who want to see refinement aimed at further improving outcomes. Review welcomed as an opportunity to streamline, clarify and raise standards, including greater tilt toward portfolio-level approaches.

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

Richard Matthews

A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments. In an interview with Private Equity International (PEI), Tania Carnegie, the Global Private Equity and Asset Management Leader for KPMG Impact, said she is confident about the future of impact investing. In 2020, U.S.

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This Week’s Fund News: Man GLG Fund for Sustainable Water, Circular Economy

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Man GLG, UBS AM, Aon, Clean Growth Fund, Foresight, Azalea and SUSI Partners. .