All impact investing articles
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NewsNBIM 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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KENFO adds ‘best in progress’ principle to track sustainability impact
The fund excludes investment companies that violate the core principles of the United Nations Global Compact on corporate sustainability
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Swiss schemes plan shift to renewables in RE to achieve climate goals
The report concluded that Swiss financial institutions are still not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement
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Net-zero asset owner alliance unveils target-setting range, protocol
Protocol sets out how individual members will set a five-year GHG reduction target within the range of at least -16% and -29%
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UK institute calls on investors to link impact with value creation
‘Managing impact improves risk and return outcomes’
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Desfossés and new climate endowment team launch hydropower fund
The new fund aims to raise €500m
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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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Cazenove lands £34m mandate after charities’ ‘ESG investing Olympics’
Charities took unusual approach to manager selection to ‘send signal about asset owner demand’
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ESG investors urged to actively pick companies with impact
Investors are uniquely positioned to address the societal component of ESG policies
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PRI proposes SDG outcomes framework ahead of reporting changes
New reporting framework to include questions about policies and processes relating to real-world outcomes
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IFC: Impact investing market ‘growing and maturing’
Work to align the impact indicator sets used by most signatories to the Operating Principles for Impact Management is nearly complete
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HSBC, IFC raise $320m extra for EM real economy green bond fund
European occupational pension funds and insurance companies commit to ‘impact solution’
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Phenix launches impact fund rating service
Amsterdam-based consultancy has already rated 40 managers’ funds prior to debut
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PGGM’s impact investments are less battered by COVID-19
Its €16.5bn impact portfolio focuses on healthcare, food security, climate and water scarcity
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Pensions trio pushes long-termism approach for value creation
Companies that maximize corporate revenue without considering their impacts put their long-term growth at risk
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Nearly half of Nordic institutional investors now invest in impact
Research by NN IP and Kirstein shows impact allocations still limited to 5% of portfolios
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EBRD: Private equity offers bigger impact on employment
‘Private equity has the reputation to cut jobs after the takeover of companies’
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Charities publicise RFP for impact-focused ESG mandate
Charities go public in attempt to communicate, drive higher bar
