Impact & ESG Director | Infrastructure Private Equity Firm

An innovative infrastructure private equity firm is partnering with Acre to help appoint an Impact & ESG Director, a newly created position to create and implement the next iteration of the firm's sustainability strategy with a priority focus on formalising an approach to climate risk and developing a roadmap to net-zero, plus social factors that support value creation and enhance positive impact. This position reports into a board Executive.

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Our client invests in regulated infrastructure assets in the UK such as water and gas utilities, renewable energy generation, waste treatment and new train fleets. Other funds have included Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) such as hospitals, schools and roads in Europe and North America. Investors in the funds are globally based institutional investors.

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The successful Impact & ESG Director can be based in London or Edinburgh offices.

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Responsibilities also include:

• Deliver and advance the current ESG strategy, Responsible Investment policy and sustainability programmes

• Subject matter expert for ESG factors throughout the investment cycle contributing to origination, acquisition due diligence, asset management initiatives and investor queries, presentations and reporting

• Ensuring compliance with and aiming for outperformance on external reporting standards such as UN PRI, SFDR and TCFD

• Engaging with clients and investor relations colleagues on ESG performance

• Attending Investment Committee and ESG Committee meetings

• Engaging with colleagues to support audit and improve diversity, business conduct and governance at all underlying assets (and supply chain partners) and share best practice

• Attending and presenting at external events, conferences and producing thought leadership papers on relevant sustainability topics, to promote the firm and its portfolio

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Experience and competencies sought

• Experience of ESG strategy development and implementation, either in a consulting capacity or an in-house position

• Experience of working with and influencing companies, or infrastructure assets, on improving business performance through enhancing environmental, social and governance factors

• Using a commercial approach to ESG in order to innovative and have credibility with senior-level stakeholders

• Communication, relationship-building and change-management skills applied to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

• Sustainability experience gained in fund management or infrastructure experience is desirable, but not essential

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This Impact & ESG Director position represents an opportunity to take ownership for the net-zero transition of infrastructure assets and broader social themes, all essential in the transition to a sustainable economy. If you would like more information, please apply.