• Leadership move strengthens ESG governance and climate integration across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and private credit portfolios.
• Signals rising investor demand for measurable sustainability performance in private markets strategies.
• Appointment positions Schroders Capital to align impact investing with evolving global climate frameworks and disclosure expectations.

Leadership shift reflects rising ESG demands in private markets

London based global asset manager Schroders has appointed Holly Turner as Head of Sustainable Investments at Schroders Capital, elevating a long time climate specialist to guide sustainability strategy across its private markets platform.

Turner steps into the role after more than seven years in climate and sustainable investing positions at Schroders. Most recently, she served as Sustainable Investment Lead and Climate Specialist for Schroders Capital, where she oversaw climate integration across the firm’s private assets businesses.

Her appointment comes as private market investors face intensifying pressure from regulators, institutional allocators, and beneficiaries to demonstrate measurable climate performance, credible transition strategies, and alignment with global sustainability frameworks.

Expanding sustainability governance across asset classes

Schroders Capital manages private market strategies spanning private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and private debt and credit alternatives. The platform offers sustainable and impact-focused investment solutions across a spectrum of risk, return, and impact objectives.

Embedding sustainability considerations across these asset classes requires aligning investment processes, portfolio monitoring, and engagement strategies with climate transition risks and opportunities. Infrastructure and real estate assets face physical climate risks and regulatory exposure, while private equity holdings must address emissions, supply chain transparency, and governance practices.

Turner’s role will involve strengthening integration across these diverse portfolios while ensuring that sustainability commitments translate into measurable outcomes.

Investor pressure and regulatory momentum

Private markets are undergoing rapid ESG evolution. Institutional investors increasingly demand climate metrics, net-zero pathways, and credible stewardship practices before committing capital. At the same time, regulatory frameworks in Europe and beyond are tightening disclosure requirements around sustainability risks, taxonomy alignment, and impact claims.

For global managers, integrating sustainability is no longer a niche offering but a core governance function tied to risk management and long-term value creation.

Schroders Capital’s sustainable and impact investment offerings are designed to meet these expectations, providing strategies that align financial returns with environmental and social outcomes. Leadership dedicated to sustainability helps ensure consistency in approach across geographies and asset classes.

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Internal expertise elevated to strategic leadership

Turner’s promotion reflects a broader industry trend toward elevating internal climate specialists into senior leadership roles. Firms are increasingly prioritizing deep technical expertise in climate risk, transition finance, and ESG data as sustainability becomes embedded in core investment decisions.

Her experience overseeing climate integration within private assets positions her to scale best practices across the platform and strengthen engagement with portfolio companies and asset operators.

In announcing the move, Turner shared: “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Head of Sustainable Investments at Schroders Capital!”

What executives and investors should watch

The appointment highlights how sustainability leadership is evolving from advisory functions to strategic roles shaping investment governance, risk oversight, and value creation.

For investors, deeper ESG integration can improve risk-adjusted returns by addressing climate transition risks, regulatory exposure, and operational resilience. For asset managers, the ability to demonstrate measurable impact and credible sustainability governance is becoming a decisive factor in capital allocation.

As private markets continue to expand their role in financing infrastructure, energy transition, and real asset development, sustainability leadership will increasingly influence how capital flows align with global climate goals.

Schroders Capital’s leadership move reflects a broader shift across the asset management industry: sustainability expertise is no longer peripheral. It sits at the center of investment strategy, risk management, and long-term fiduciary responsibility.

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