Impact investing – Page 17
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NewsAllianz toughens investment policy on oil and gas
From 2025 Allianz will only insure and invest in oil and gas companies committing to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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AnalysisPortfolio analysis: to net or not to net?
Portfolio alignment tools can help build a clearer picture of overall portfolio impact but accounting for negative externalities is problematic
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Special ReportDriving change as the debate on impact evolves
It’s hard to believe, but this is IPE’s fifth annual special report dedicated to investing for impact: our first impact investing report was in 2018. What has changed since then? In some ways not much. We still have a debate about the credibility of claiming impact in public markets, where the narrative is all about stewardship in the form of engagement and voting, and we discuss the effectiveness of engagement versus divestment.
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UK Stewardship Code: a platform for impact
Investors and specialist managers could use the UK’s revised Stewardship Code to showcase intentionality and impact
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Special ReportCorporate lobbying comes under the spotlight
Companies are starting to respond to investors’ demands for transparent and consistent lobbying.
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Special ReportConsigning fossil fuels to the past
How are asset managers supporting the shift away from fossil fuels in energy intensive sectors?
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InterviewsOn the record: Impact through corporate engagement
Investors are aiming to maximise the impact of their investment strategies by engaging with investee companies
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Special ReportData: focus on impact hurdles
An increasing number of impact funds link carried interest to impact goals. Asset owners can help by encouraging this trend
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Special ReportStrategy: The search for integrity and effectiveness
Investors are increasingly seeking real-world impact, but understanding of what that means and how it can best be achieved is still evolving.
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FeaturesMeasuring health impacts could expand ESG metrics
All companies have an impact on the world beyond just the profits for shareholders. Acknowledging and measuring these impacts in a quantitative manner enables them to be managed for the benefit of all and contributes to the creation of a fairer and more just society. The environment, social and governance (ESG) movement has raised the importance of such sentiments.
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Special ReportTowards a sustainable portfolio theory
Applying monetary values to impacts would allow investors to direct capital better and assess opportunities for improved long-term returns
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why the UK Investment Bank must nurture nature
By Gavin Templeton, partner at Pollination
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‘Quality impact performance reports are transparent about lessons learned’
BlueMark proposes key elements of quality impact reports based on market analysis, consultation
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ESG roundup: Insurer reappoints Lombard Odier for sustainable investment brief
Plus: Bfinance adopts Impact Investing Principles; Finnish investor bets in sustainable cashew production
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Special ReportManager selection: Market trends
Manager selection consultants are helping investors navigate the next stages of ESG integration
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GIIN launches beta version of first IRIS+ impact performance benchmark
Goal is for impact performance benchmarks to play same role as financial benchmarks in investing
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UK pension funds increasingly look into impact investing
Social infrastructure and social and affordable housing are the most popular social impact investments
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KLP, Nordic banks, launch transition financing code for shipping
‘Guidelines for Transition-linked Financing’ for the shipping industry aimed at increasing transparency around firms seeking rate discounts on loan/bond financing
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Pensioenfonds Detailhandel invests €100m in circular economy fund
The €31bn pension fund for the Dutch retail industry is the seed investor in the Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund
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M&G acquires Swiss impact firm responsAbility Investments
Emerging market-focussed firm was founded in 2003 and is seen as one of the leading impact investment asset managers
