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Through our Challenge Labs, we develop practical solutions to enable private capital to invest in solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. Our work focuses on three key areas: Just Transition Finance, Place-Based Impact Investing and Investing for Future Generations.
Alongside this, our Field Building work helps investors channel more capital towards lasting, positive social and environmental change. We also engage and seek to influence policymakers and regulators to create an enabling environment where impact investing can thrive.
Just Transition Finance Lab
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Just transition in the fashion sector
Read more about this: Just transition in the fashion sectorA deep dive into India’s apparel industry, mobilising global investors and asset owners to drive social and environmental impact.
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Just transition finance
Read more about this: Just transition financeMobilising institutional capital to deliver a net zero world where no-one is left behind
Place-based Impact Investing Lab
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Place-based impact investing
Read more about this: Place-based impact investingDirecting impact capital into underinvested communities across the UK
Investing for Future Generations Lab
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Housing for a good start
Read more about this: Housing for a good startCreating places where babies, toddlers, and their caregivers can thrive
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Child Lens Investing
Read more about this: Child Lens InvestingCentring children in the investment decision-making process
Field Building Projects
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The Resilience Conversation
Read more about this: The Resilience ConversationImpact investing can drive long-term resilience. It strengthens portfolios today and prepares them for tomorrow’s challenges.
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Accelerating Scotland’s impact investing ecosystem
Read more about this: Accelerating Scotland’s impact investing ecosystemIn partnership with the Scottish National Investment Bank, this project aims to deepen insights, knowledge and influence of impact investing across the Scottish market.
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Clarifying pensions fiduciary duty
Read more about this: Clarifying pensions fiduciary dutyA simple change in the law would unlock a better future for pension members
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Changing the investment narrative
Read more about this: Changing the investment narrativeUnderstanding and overcoming the barriers to scaling impact investing
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Family offices
Read more about this: Family officesMobilising more personal wealth to create meaningful impact
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Charities and endowments
Read more about this: Charities and endowmentsHelping charities and foundations better align their investments with their mission
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Pensions
Read more about this: PensionsProviding practical guidance to make impact an investment priority
Platform for Market Influence
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Social Impact Investment Advisory Group
Read more about this: Social Impact Investment Advisory GroupWorking with UK government and the impact economy to address society’s most pressing challenges
Past projects
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G7 Impact Taskforce
Read more about this: G7 Impact TaskforceWe co-lead a taskforce to propose solutions to harness private capital at scale for public good
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Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing
Read more about this: Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social HousingA sustainability reporting standard to encourage investment into social housing
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Helping to create the UK’s first green gilt
Read more about this: Helping to create the UK’s first green giltStructuring a new type of UK sovereign bond to help finance the move to net zero
