The ESG and Responsible Investment hiring market has turned. Q1 2026 has already generated more mandates than we saw in the whole of 2025. Teams have run lean enough that every departure now triggers a replacement, and the pipeline is filling across the asset classes we cover.
Activity is most visible at the analyst-to-VP end for now, but the foundations are forming for a busier leadership cycle later in the year. Across public markets, real estate, infrastructure, private credit and private equity, our Q1 review covers:
– Why the false economy of “good-enough” senior hires is starting to bite
– How energy disruption from the latest Gulf War is reshaping infrastructure mandates
– The widening US–European divergence in private credit ESG strategy
– Why a growing share of sustainability leaders in PE are now being rewarded with carry
Q1 selected people moves are inside. Access the full review via the button.
