The sustainable investment platform made a strategic minority investment in a minority and woman-owned middle market private equity firm and the investment will provide growth capital to enhance the firm’s infrastructure, capital base, human capital and overall resources.
The firm has appointed a managing director and head of sustainability to leads its sustainability and responsible investment strategies and focus on developing its in-house ESG investing framework.
The plans added a sustainable equity manager to their lineup in October after initially receiving an ESG/socially responsible product analysis search book in April.
A new report finds finds that investors are actively seeking opportunities in areas like power generation and decarbonization, but few climate financing requirements have been met.
The university is still searching for sustainability-focused investments after reaching its initial socially responsible investment goal created five years ago.
The foundation has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for its endowment by 2050 and the strategy centers on investment in climate solutions and other climate-focused strategies as well as engagement with asset managers and others on data, disclosures and decarbonization plans.