All Impact investing articles – Page 13
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Special Report
Blended finance: Institutional opportunity?
Unlocking institutional capital for blended finance will require a thorough understanding of the long-term requirements of investors
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SDG reporting: Beyond SDG-washing
Only thorough processes and due diligence can make sense of the welter of claims and frameworks by companies using the SDGs as a reporting tool
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Ocean finance: The $24trn ‘blue’ economy
Ocean-focused investment funds are piquing investor interest as awareness of the importance of maritime ecology increases
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Special Report – Impact investing 2021
In this special report, we take a close look at how COVID-19 has impacted progress regarding SDGs and other key topics in impact investing including blended finance, impact bonds, social enterprises and ocean finance
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Investment consultants endorse impact investing principles for pensions
Principles were developed by the Impact Investing Institute in partnership with Pensions for Purpose
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Allianz Global Investors: looking at social impact investing post COVID
‘Exclusion is an issue that has evolved over time. It continues to be raised bringing challenges for investors’
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French groups agree ‘demanding’ definition for impact investing
FIR and France Invest publish report about conclusions reached by working group of investment professionals
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PBU cornerstone investor in new southeast Asia women’s fund
Danish pension fund CEO says women ‘foundation of the family’ in developing countries
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IPE Conference Day 2: ESG asset allocation, responsible investing, corporate purpose
Timothée Jaulin (Amundi), Matthew Edwards (Willis Towers Watson), Alex Edmans (London Business School), and Fiona Stewart (World Bank) among other speakers
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NBIM says PRI’s strategy shift so drastic it needs signatory vote
Norwegian SWF criticises plan’s presentation as “lacking in context”
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ATP helps squeeze global emissions with new ESG filter for utilities
Danish pension fund’s new model for sector ensures no investment in new coal power
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Sweden’s Kåpan ups green bond weighting, expands fossils strategy
Swedish government employees’ pension fund says it bolstered sustainability in asset classes as well as overall operations this year
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Climate roundup: FSB on implications of climate change for financial stability
Plus: Emerging markets at greatest risk of climate change, say Oxford uni, Pictet
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Swiss schemes can impact climate change with VC investing, says SSF
The association says thematic equity funds can be used to pursue sustainable investment strategies
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ESG roundup: UBS AM launches own climate-aware strategy line
Plus: Oxford Uni partnership with Lombard Odier; FRC reporting lab project; Truvalue Labs indexes
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UK consultants push for improved sustainable investment practices
More urgent and constructive action needs to be taken to address systemic challenges, particularly in relation to climate change
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Arisaig launches ‘pioneering’ public markets EM impact fund
IPE understands strategy includes seed money from a Scandinavian pension fund
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AP7 tops up Impax mandate after impact measurement traction
Asset manager meets financial and impact evaluation performance expectations
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Velliv helps Nuveen to $150m first close of global impact strategy
The strategy targets direct private equity investments in growth stage companies in developed and emerging markets
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Scope claims ‘disruption’ with new corporate ESG impact model
Assessment process focusses not on risk but on a company’s environmental and social externalities