Whitepaper
23.10.2025
17.11.2025

From compliance to competitive advantage: How infrastructure funds create value through sustainability

Event Date:
Download the whitepaperDownload the whitepaper
linkedIn logoX Logo
Preparing your business for the California Climate Disclosure Laws

Unlock how leading infrastructure investors are using sustainability data to drive operational performance, reduce risk and enhance asset valuations.

Infrastructure has become the defining asset class of the decade. With over USD 1.5 trillion under management globally, private infrastructure investors sit at the centre of the net-zero transition, owning the energy, transport, digital and social assets that enable modern economies to function. Yet many funds are still grappling with how to move from compliance-led ESG reporting to genuine, data-driven value creation.

This whitepaper from KEY ESG explores how infrastructure funds can transform sustainability performance into measurable financial outcomes. Drawing on recent insights from global leaders including Antin Infrastructure Partners, Macquarie, EQT, Brookfield, and 3i, the report analyses how operational control, regulatory convergence and investor expectations are reshaping value creation across the asset class.

Whether you manage renewables, fibre networks, ports or social infrastructure, this guide demonstrates why granular, asset-level sustainability data is now a strategic imperative, not just a reporting requirement

What you’ll learn

  • The infrastructure sustainability value-creation opportunity: why infrastructure’s long-term ownership model makes it uniquely positioned to translate sustainability improvements into financial returns.
  • How funds are embedding ESG into due diligence and monitoring: with direct quotes and case studies from leading investors showing how sustainability data feeds investment committees and value-creation plans.
  • The regulatory landscape: a concise overview of CSRD, SFDR, the EU Taxonomy and the UK FCA’s Anti-Greenwashing Rule, and what they mean for private funds.
  • Exit value and fundraising advantage: how operational performance metrics and verified sustainability data are being used in vendor due diligence to secure higher valuations and attract capital.
  • Technology and data architecture: the emerging role of AI-driven sustainability reporting software in delivering audit-ready, asset-level data at scale.

Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction: Infrastructure at the heart of the transition
  • Chapter 1: The infrastructure sustainability value-creation opportunity
  • Chapter 2: Overcoming the implementation gap: Common barriers to sustainability adoption
  • Chapter 3: The critical role of granular asset-level data
  • Chapter 4: Technology as the strategic differentiator
  • Chapter 5: Industry best practices and emerging trends
  • Conclusion: The Imperative for Action
  • How KEY ESG’s software solves the challenges of Infrastructure Investors
  • Appendix 1: Implementation Roadmap
Navigation
Unlock how leading infrastructure investors are using sustainability data to drive operational performance, reduce risk and enhance asset valuations.
What you’ll learn
Contents
Navigation

Unlock how leading infrastructure investors are using sustainability data to drive operational performance, reduce risk and enhance asset valuations.

Infrastructure has become the defining asset class of the decade. With over USD 1.5 trillion under management globally, private infrastructure investors sit at the centre of the net-zero transition, owning the energy, transport, digital and social assets that enable modern economies to function. Yet many funds are still grappling with how to move from compliance-led ESG reporting to genuine, data-driven value creation.

This whitepaper from KEY ESG explores how infrastructure funds can transform sustainability performance into measurable financial outcomes. Drawing on recent insights from global leaders including Antin Infrastructure Partners, Macquarie, EQT, Brookfield, and 3i, the report analyses how operational control, regulatory convergence and investor expectations are reshaping value creation across the asset class.

Whether you manage renewables, fibre networks, ports or social infrastructure, this guide demonstrates why granular, asset-level sustainability data is now a strategic imperative, not just a reporting requirement

What you’ll learn

  • The infrastructure sustainability value-creation opportunity: why infrastructure’s long-term ownership model makes it uniquely positioned to translate sustainability improvements into financial returns.
  • How funds are embedding ESG into due diligence and monitoring: with direct quotes and case studies from leading investors showing how sustainability data feeds investment committees and value-creation plans.
  • The regulatory landscape: a concise overview of CSRD, SFDR, the EU Taxonomy and the UK FCA’s Anti-Greenwashing Rule, and what they mean for private funds.
  • Exit value and fundraising advantage: how operational performance metrics and verified sustainability data are being used in vendor due diligence to secure higher valuations and attract capital.
  • Technology and data architecture: the emerging role of AI-driven sustainability reporting software in delivering audit-ready, asset-level data at scale.

Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction: Infrastructure at the heart of the transition
  • Chapter 1: The infrastructure sustainability value-creation opportunity
  • Chapter 2: Overcoming the implementation gap: Common barriers to sustainability adoption
  • Chapter 3: The critical role of granular asset-level data
  • Chapter 4: Technology as the strategic differentiator
  • Chapter 5: Industry best practices and emerging trends
  • Conclusion: The Imperative for Action
  • How KEY ESG’s software solves the challenges of Infrastructure Investors
  • Appendix 1: Implementation Roadmap

Fill in the form below

Get instant access to the whitepaper

Thank you! Your whitepaper is available to download below.
Download
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Watch this content

Watch
Share
This is some text inside of a div block.

Contact us to see our powerful software platform in action.

Key ESG dashboard showing 2023 metric setup with selectable sustainability frameworks.
Learning and Insights

Thoughts from our ESG experts

Marketing
Featured blog image
Whitepaper
-
min read

From compliance to competitive advantage: How infrastructure funds create value through sustainability

Read more