Investors have been slow to direct capital towards nature and biodiversity preservation. Blended finance offers a potential solution to the funding problem, says a newly released report.
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The Public Officials Benefit Association does what it can to incorporate ESG internally, but external data still need work, its CIO tells AsianInvestor.
Though its first global ESG equity mandate has recorded an 11% loss since 2021, the pension fund is sticking to its long-term ESG goal.
The lack of efficient return and risk metrics is preventing life insurance companies from participating in long-term sustainable investments in blended finance.
The SWF also aims to review and update its negative investing list on a regular basis to prevent systemic risk.
The new sustainable investment vehicle is expected to target more renewable projects in Latin America, Africa and South Asia.
Apac asset owners are more keen than their global peers on private equity and infrastructure sustainable investments. However, they trail behind in public equity.
The most common strategy was ESG integration, with $24.6 trillion of AUM deployed, although negative screening and shareholder action were also popular.
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