Muzinich & Co has hired Yiannis Bartzilas as Director of ESG, as the firm continues to strengthen and deepen its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

Yiannis joins from Pimco, where he was an ESG and Climate Change specialist.”

Based in London, Yiannis will work closely with the investment teams across the business as well as becoming an integral part of Muzinich’s various internal ESG groups.

The Firm has increased its ESG commitments in recent times. This includes the reclassification of the majority of its UCITS funds to Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulations1 and the transition of a fund to a low carbon portfolio with an Article 9 classification.

The Firm is a signatory of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative,2 uses systematic integration of ESG factors into its investment process and reports on carbon emissions and carbon intensity in key mutual funds. The company has also incorporated an ESG due diligence and scoring framework into its private debt platform.