Impact investing
In-depth reporting on impact investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsBlueOrchard climate fund secures $250m from private and public investors
The blended finance fund has commitments from Aviva Investors and Daido Life Insurance, among others
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NewsIIGCC launches framework to help investors tackle deforestation
New framework gives investors five actions to press companies on deforestation risks across operations and supply chains
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AnalysisInvestors dissect ISSB’s take on nature
TNFD’s own evidence review finds the pathway from dependencies and impacts to financial outcomes complex and hard to trace
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Book ReviewChess Club, Drama Club: Lessons for asset owners
Written by one of the pension industry’s pioneers in responsible and impact investing, Chess Club, Drama Club offers up plenty of lessons for pension funds, says Maha Khan Phillips
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NewsScottish LGPS target £3.4bn allocation to local investments
Based on the funds’ combined assets of around £67bn at 31 March 2025, the allocation would be worth around £3.35bn
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Opinion PiecesPension funds are stress-testing every climate future except the most likely one
Ben McNeil, founder of Emmi, highlights the importance of understanding how a net-zero world impacts investments
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Brussels is back in session
SFDR news, plus consultation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
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AnalysisWhat’s in store for SFDR 2.0 now Brussels is back in session
Brussels is cranking back to life this week, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) will be one of the first files up for debate
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NewsNBIM urges Principles for Responsible Investment to refocus on stewardship
The Norwegian firm calls on PRI to prioritise stewardship and investor collaboration, criticising its proposed expansion into wider sustainability policy
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NewsDanish pension sector beats green investment target five years early
Danish association Insurance & Pension Denmark says pension companies held DKK478bn (€64.1bn) in green investments at the end of 2025
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Opinion PiecesNet zero: a capital allocation challenge
The transition to net zero is fundamentally a capital-allocation challenge underpinned by accelerating engineering realities
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NewsInvestment industry calls for clarity on EU due diligence rules
Norges Bank Investment Management and Principles for Responsible Investment urge EU to align due diligence guidance globally
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NewsAsset owner-manager link a ‘critical choke point’ for climate action – LSE
CA100+ shows scale alone cannot drive corporate decarbonisation when asset-owner mandates still prioritise short-term returns, new LSE research concludes
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AnalysisESG briefing: European asset owners urge SEC not to scrap climate disclosure rules
Asset owners push back against the SEC’s disclosure rollback as UK and EU policymakers rethink reporting and carbon-market rules
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AnalysisNature finance frameworks bring clarity but struggle to unlock institutional allocations
Nature finance frameworks and guidance, from IIGCC, ISSB and TNFD, improve disclosure and risk management
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AnalysisWhy financed emissions are losing favour with long-term investors
Leading pension investors are questioning financed emissions, shifting towards forward-looking climate metrics better aligned with investment outcome
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NewsBlackRock expands institutional offering with PCG Impact partnership
Growing pension fund demand is driving a new institutional impact investing collaboration with PCG Impact, says BlackRock
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AnalysisESG Briefing: PGGM warns against weakening EU Emissions Trading System
Plus: Chair of Trustee Sustainability Working Group ramps up campaign to replace pension fund TCFD and implementation reports with transition plans
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NewsInvestors under-resourced for climate policy engagement, research finds
Report calls for ‘a much-needed burst of experimentation’ to improve real-economy influence
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NewsAlecta invests $110m in responsAbility climate fund
Swedish occupational pension fund expands climate finance portfolio with third responsAbility mandate
