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First Impact Futures event attendees discuss the barriers pension funds face when considering impact investing
In January, the Impact Investing Institute hosted its first Impact Futures breakfast roundtable in the City of London.
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COP26: Finance, Governance and Sustainability
Held in partnership with the University of Glasgow, this event featured two panel discussions focusing on issues which are central to the ongoing development of sustainable finance in the UK: green bonds, and fiduciary duty and sustainable investment.
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COP26: Pensions with impact – Adopting a transitional mindset for a better future
Held in the COP26 Green Zone. this event heard from a range of voices in the industry sharing the investment opportunities and case studies presented by adopting a Just Transition investing approach, the advantages for institutional investors, such as pensions funds, in adopting a transitional mindset and how that can help to build socially and…
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Endowments with impact with Dame Elizabeth Corley and Kieron Boyle
In the second instalment of our In Conversation series, Dame Elizabeth Corley, our Chair, spoke to Kieron Boyle, CEO of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation about impact investing in the endowment and St Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation’s journey from small beginnings to the biggest impact allocation ever made by a UK foundation.
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Responding to the Pension Dashboards Programme’s call for input on design standards
In July 2022, the Pension Dashboards Programme launched a call for input on the design standards which Qualifying Pensions Dashboard Services must comply with when presenting pensions information to the user.
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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.
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Estimating and describing the UK impact investing market
Measuring the growing impact market’s scale potential and who is investing.
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Strong performance of Clwyd Pension Fund’s local and impact investments demonstrates the opportunities of a place-based approach
At the Impact Investing Institute, we believe that a place-based impact investing approach creates opportunities for institutional investors to make market-rate, risk-adjusted financial returns while simultaneously delivering a positive social and environmental impact locally.
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Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: The Opportunities for Institutional Investors
This webinar launched our new set of case studies of impact investments in emerging and frontier markets made by institutional investors, including pension funds.
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Investing with impact in the endowment
Our paper, “Investing for impact in the endowment: Why do it and how to get started”, is a practical guide designed to help foundation leaders and the constellation of professionals that surround them to make their first moves into impact investing.
