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A Brief History of Impact Investing

Good.is: Planet

Collaborative Fund was founded a decade ago with the mission to support and invest in the shared future. Since then, the conversation around impact investing has only grown. Impact investing has evolved to mean different things to different people. Impact Investing | An Interactive History.

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Top 12 Green Private Equity Firms

Richard Matthews

Private equity investments often demand long holding periods to allow for a turnaround of a distressed company or a liquidity event such as an IPO or sale to a public. Alpha Impact Investment Management Partners. Responsible Investing Incorporating ESG Factors. SRI and Impact Investing to Combat Climate Change.

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UK Charities Embrace ESG While Clamping Down on Risk

Chris Hall

That’s the finding of Newton Investment Management’s 2022 Charity Investment Survey , which notes that charities continue to acknowledge and embrace ESG investment factors, primarily at the prompting of trustees. Risk appetite fall. Engagement to the fore.

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Corruption Oversight Undermines Investors’ EM Impact

Chris Hall

TIUK said impact investors too often neglect to follow up on pre-investment due diligence, responding only after further events arise to cause concern. Ensuring consistency will also be key, according to TIUK, as will collaboration across the impacting investing sector to promote best practice.

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

More than 50% of UK pension funds already hold some kind of impact investment, according to a new survey by Pensions for Purpose and Big Society Capital, which also found that 90% of schemes are looking to make impact investments in the UK.

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Toward a New Balance

Chris Hall

However, recent events such as Covid-19 and growing concerns about modern slavery are focusing minds on social risks in portfolios. “Environmental issues have been a top priority for trustees, particularly with the publication of the IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] reports and various commitments to net zero,” she says.