Upcoming Events

  • London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is fast approaching and we will be participating at many events across the course of the week of 21-29 June 2025. Below you can find more information on where you can…

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Past Events

Report Launch: Is there an investment case for social and affordable housing in the UK?

12th October 2021 10:00 am

Launch and discussion of our report that analyses investment into social and affordable housing, and investigates the merits or otherwise of including social and affordable housing assets within institutional investment portfolios.

Read about this event: Report Launch: Is there an investment case for social and affordable housing in the UK?

Accelerating the ‘S’ in ESG

14th September 2021 3:00 pm

Together with the Human Rights Watch, a panel of experts explored how investors and organisations can boost their positive impact by addressing social issues whilst delivering a financial return.

Read about this event: Accelerating the ‘S’ in ESG

Green+ Bonds: Delivering Climate Action with Social Renewal

29th September 2021 2:00 pm

As part of the “All4Climate – Italy 2021” programme and co-hosted with Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia, this event explored how innovative green bonds that associate financing for climate action with social benefits can be mobilised to finance a just transition to net-zero.

Read about this event: Green+ Bonds: Delivering Climate Action with Social Renewal

Mobilising Private Capital for a Global Just Transition

8th September 2021 2:00 pm

What are the social impacts of the transition to a net-zero world? How can we mobilise private sector capital to deliver a Just Transition? Can impact investing be a key enabler in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

Read about this event: Mobilising Private Capital for a Global Just Transition

The Utility and Impact of Second-Party Opinion Documents in Issuing Thematic Bonds

28th June 2021 12:00 am

Second-Party Opinions (SPOs) have an important role in debt capital markets transactions – that of providing reassurance of the issuance’s sustainability credential and mitigating the risk of greenwashing. In the world of green and sustainability linked bonds, SPOs are increasingly a requirement. Our think-in attended by SPO providers and industry stakeholders discussed the utility and impact of SPOs.

Read about this event: The Utility and Impact of Second-Party Opinion Documents in Issuing Thematic Bonds

Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: The Opportunities for Institutional Investors

31st July 2021 4:30 pm

This webinar launched our new set of case studies of impact investments in emerging and frontier markets made by institutional investors, including pension funds.

Read about this event: Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: The Opportunities for Institutional Investors