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Five institutional investors proffer their thoughts on one of the biggest talking points of the moment across alternatives – environmental, social and governance – and what action they want to see from GPs.
Investors are also demanding better reporting from managers if they are to proceed with their ESG targets.
The fund will lend money to firms offering access to clean energy solutions for both households and business in emerging markets.
Julia Leung, deputy CEO of the Hong Kong SFC
Julia Leung, the Hong Kong financial body's deputy chief exec, says asset managers in Asia tend to focus more on governance than environmental concerns.
Australia’s calamitous bushfires should act as a rallying cry for a mission-oriented approach to tackling climate change.
Mainstream recognition of these practices ended up highlighting the difficulties the industry faces in measuring and adhering to them.
The industry needs to take pole position and have zero tolerance for slip-ups if it doesn’t want to end up as a rule-taker.
Ratings and evaluations are being used to help managers raise money and land favourable loan terms. But the systems used to measure ESG have failings that cannot be ignored.
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