Smart Pension CIO on investing £550m in split voting and branching out to climate solutions
Net Zero Investor caught up with Paul Bucksey, CIO of the £4bn UK master trust Smart Pension, as the fund announces a seed investment to enable split voting
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Allianz banks on green hydrogen in the Nordics
German insurer Allianz has invested €20m in Norwegian hydrogen and green ammonia plant Fuella
Financing net zero: asset owners’ challenge to scale climate investments
Addressing market failures and nurturing public-private collaboration while mobilising blended finance instruments could significantly scale net zero investment flows
Denise Odaro: ‘reasons to be bullish’ on sustainable finance in 2023
The head of ESG and sustainability at PAI Partners discusses current opportunities in private equity and ongoing challenges in sustainable finance.
Megan Starr: ‘moment of reckoning’ needed on ESG data
A rationalisation of data requirements is needed, she told delegates at the UN PRI conference in Barcelona.
Setting ambitious goals to achieve net zero
Capital Dynamics’ Verena Rossolatos and Barney Coles discuss how clean energy, private credit and private equity can help to align investment portfolios with a net-zero pathway.
Is private equity doing enough on climate change?
Private equity firms are making 'clear and significant’ progress on implementing ESG reporting, thanks in part to investor pressure, but more clarity is needed from regulators.