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In the first part of our A-Z, we examine access to finance, the blue economy, collaboration, data security, energy usage, fair trade and gender diversity.
With governments cash-strapped as a result of the pandemic, private capital must play a pivotal role in creating a more sustainable future, says Stéphanie Passet, investment director at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Infra has made great strides in its ESG journey. But there is a long way to go and transitioning to net-zero will require closer collaboration between investors and governments, says GRESB’s chief of standards and innovation.
The future of sustainability lies in our ability to address agricultural resilience, adapting to and mitigating the impact of climate change while securing and enhancing essential food, water and land resources, says Instar’s Gregory Smith.
LPs, regulators, lenders and employees all consider sustainability to be infrastructure’s top priority, says Aurélien Roelens, Cube Infrastructure Managers’ investment director and ESG co-ordinator.
The UK’s largest private pension scheme is divesting from certain sectors in its bid to invest responsibly for the long term. David Russell, head of responsible investment at USS Investment Management, explains why.
AIIM’s head of ESG, Dean Alborough, says that managing risk is key to achieving impact in Africa – and the standardisation of reporting will make life easier for fund managers.
The key to success in this segment of infrastructure is being uncompromising in your ambitions but strategic in the pace and delivery of change, says Valeria Rosati, senior partner at Vantage Infrastructure.
Foresight and deep sector expertise are key when investing in a long-term asset class like infra, say Crédit Agricole CIB’s Matthew Norman and Tanguy Claquin.
Second-party opinions are helping corporate issuers to substantiate their sustainability claims, offer confidence to market participants and enhance execution, writes Susan Gray of S&P Global Ratings.