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There is an opportunity for private debt firms to work with private equity sponsors on ensuring a more sustainable approach to investing
The rise of new reporting frameworks should help debt funds with disclosure requirements, says John Anderson, international counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton.
Private debt managers need to integrate ESG principles into every stage of their decision-making process, say Antares Capital’s Shannon Fritz and Vivek Mathew.
The asset class has historically lagged others but is catching up fast, says Allison Spector, director of sustainability at Nuveen.
Three key environmental, social and governance trends in the private debt space.
How can we be sure impact investment claims are accurate? We go inside the race to develop better measurement frameworks.
Putting ESG at the heart of decision-making leads to better credit selection and higher returns, argue Theresa Shutt, CIO, and Paul Colatrella, managing director of infrastructure debt, at Fiera Private Debt.
As private debt funds hone their focus on ESG, the big challenge is to find effective ways to influence the management of the underlying asset.
Fund managers and investors are working together to ensure that responsible investment is moving up the private debt agenda, say Bridgepoint Credit’s Alex Hökfelt and Cathy Wang.
The head of private markets at Nest says off-market lenders have a lot of power to ensure their borrowers act responsibly.