Upcoming Events
Keep an eye on this page for information on our future events.
Past Events
Investing in Place: A Consultant Discussion
This event provided an introduction to the key issues, challenges and opportunities involved in place-based impact investing, followed by a discussion chaired by Pensions for Purpose on consultants’ experiences advising on place-based investments.
Read about this event: Investing in Place: A Consultant Discussion
Report Launch: Is there an investment case for social and affordable housing in the UK?
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
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
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
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
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