Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 ESG integration alone is not sufficient for inclusion.

Sustainable Investment

Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PE firms have helped to grow the popularity of impact investing.

Impact Investing

Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2023

Investment flows from asset owners have contributed to the growth of the impact investment sector, but current levels of capital still fall short of driving real-world environmental and social progress in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). billion between 2016-18 to US$14 billion between 2019-21.

Impact Investing

Christopher Mercer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Monday, October 11, 2021, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Monaghan Ballroom, Alumni Memorial Union In 2019, Marquette Business held its first ever Responsible Investment Symposium, a successful event that brought together experts on sustainable investment practices from across the country. Conference at Marquette University!".

Sustainable Investment

Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

Impact Investing

Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2024

The report was released in collaboration with the Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) and advisory firm The Good Economy – which co-founded the Place-Based Impact Investing Network alongside the Institute for Economic Development and the Impact Investing Institute last year. As of June 2023, around 4.4%

Net Zero

Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. But if you are not willing to concede any returns from your “impact” investments, your options are limited.

Green Bonds

Sustainability Update

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2023, the focus of the investor letter is on the positive aspects of sustainable investing — with the theme, “Making Investing More Accessible, Affordable, and Transparent to More People is Core to Our Mission at BlackRock.”

Sustainable Investment

ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Impact investing for alternative assets: growing and advancing. A seismic shift has rocked the investment world lately, in the form of Environmental Social Governance, or “ESG”. Prior to joining Apex Group, he ran global distribution in the sustainable investments division of Deutsche Asset Management.

Development

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Marco Folino 27, Vancouver manager of sustainable investing, BentallGreenOak When Marco Folino started working as a management consultant, he found that there were rarely enough sustainability experts to help companies considering integrating ESG into their strategic goals. “A better world doesn’t just have to be a side hustle.

Climate Change

James Militzer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For instance, just 6% of funding in sub-Saharan Africa goes to WSMEs, according to a 2019 International Finance Corporation (IFC) report — despite the fact that female borrowers are far more reliable: A 2017 IFC study showed their rate of nonperformance is 53% lower than that of their male counterparts. Photo courtesy of UN Women Africa.

Banking

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Franklin Templeton, RLAM, LifePath UK, DWS, Jenson and BNPP AM. . BlackRock ’s £9.2

Sustainable Investment

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It found in its Global Not-for-Profit Investment Survey that charitable investors view private markets as the biggest opportunity for higher returns over the coming years, alongside the ability to embed ESG factors, with diversification away from traditional asset classes being high on the agenda for trustees.

Divestment

Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this context, the case to demonstrate impact has gained in popularity. Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Since 2019, every jurisdiction in Canada has imposed a price on carbon pollution. Segal says: “In Canada, there is only attention on how climate change impacts an institution, company or the economy and not enough emphasis on how the decisions they make impact the environment.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2019, just 15% of the US$16.9 However, action is needed on a larger scale, according to the BCG report. billion in climate-related venture capital funding went to start-ups with at least one female founder, BCG said.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT Future, SCOR, LeapFrog, GIG, SMBC and the US SEC. . Spengler is the Founder and CEO of Courageous Capital Advisors and a global ambassador for the Global Impact Investment Steering Group.

Banking

Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Although ESG investing is often lumped in as part of the broader impact investing ecosystem, it’s important to be clear about their differences at the outset. Surely that additional harm to the environment should have been included in any credible assessment of the company’s impact.

Negative Screening