The Maples Group has expanded its global fund services offering with the launch of new ESG solutions. The enhanced ESG offering includes data, reporting, and certification support, as well as a platform solution to support European distribution. Maples has implemented an ESG data and reporting system from Trucost, part of S&P Global, which provides analytics and reporting to create transparency for stakeholders and help manage risk. The system has ESG reporting capabilities for both listed and private investments and regulatory reporting solutions to address the requirements under the EU’s SFDR and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures,
Maples has partnered with K2 Integrity, a compliance and risk advisory firm, to give clients exclusive access to K2 Integrity’s solution for independent certification of ESG strategies. Maples has also introduced the Maples ESG Platform, an Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle (ICAV). The platform is an umbrella fund, specifically structured to host ESG and sustainability-focused funds and will be regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland as a Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund.