ESG

Private credit firms take aim at ESG for holding back financing for European defence

Restrictions are increasingly being questioned by the industry and government officials

Private credit firms that could offer vital funding to Europe’s expanding defence industry are exploring whether their investors’ sustainable investment requirements can be watered down to allow them to lend.

Financing Europe’s defence sector has become a priority for governments, since President Donald Trump threatened to curtail US support for the continent.

While some smaller funds can offer financing to the industry, many funds are hamstrung by environmental, social and governance rules set by their investors that forbid lending, particularly to weapons and munitions manufacturers.

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