GPIF expands ESG ambitions for real assets

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has joined GRESB, the standardised benchmark and data provider for the ESG performance of real asset segments as the first Japanese infrastructure investor member. The move followed GPIF joining GRESB as a real estate investor member in March 2020, a GPIF spokesperson told AsianInvestor. GPIF stated in the announcement that it did so “to encourage the disclosure of ESG information and promote constructive dialogue with investment…