Joe Robinson is Director, ESG and Sustainability at Equitix. The ESG and Sustainability team work throughout the investment lifecycle to integrate relevant sustainability considerations into fund strategy, investment decision making, ongoing asset management and reporting. He is also a member of the pre-investment committee, which reviews and scrutinises opportunities prior to submission to the fund investment committee. He joined in 2021 and has been responsible for establishing Equitix’s approach to integrating material sustainability factors, including through new transaction-related and asset management tools and processes, developing engagement themes and priorities across a diverse portfolio of 350+ infrastructure assets and producing an extensive suite of sustainability-related reports for fund investors. In this time, Equitix has been shortlisted for multiple industry awards for its sustainability strategy, launched a range of funds structured in line with Article 8 and Article 9 SFDR, integrated the recommendations of the TCFD throughout the investment lifecycle, and secured UK Space Agency funding for research and development related to climate risk. He previously had a range of experience in the infrastructure sector having started his career as a trainee at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg, followed by experience in policy and regulation at the Global Infrastructure Investor Association. He holds an MA Law with Distinction from the University of Law and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the University of Bristol, where he also spent time studying abroad in Belgium and China.