Head of Private Equity Climate Investing: Vikram Raju featured in Environmental Business Journal

In an interview with Environmental Business Journal, Vikram Raju discusses how Morgan Stanley Investment Management's 1GT strategy seeks to generate strong investment returns while supporting measurable emissions reductions. He emphasizes that commercial viability comes first and that the company must solve a genuine commercial problem, climate impact alone is usually not enough. The strategy's distinctive structure also links part of fund incentives to emissions outcomes. As Vikram notes, "the fund must deliver financial returns first." He adds that the strongest climate businesses are those whose commercial success "automatically produces a better environmental outcome."