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G7 Impact Taskforce
We 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
A sustainability reporting standard to encourage investment into social housing
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Helping to create the UK’s first green gilt
Structuring a new type of UK sovereign bond to help finance the move to net zero
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Green gilt supported by Impact Investing Institute receives Climate Bonds Initiative award
The UK’s inaugural green gilt issuance, which was supported by the Impact Investing Institute, has been honoured by the Climate Bonds Initiative with their Largest Green Sovereign Bond and the Sovereign Green Market Pioneer awards.
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Mobilising institutional capital towards the SDGs and a Just Transition
In partnership with the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), we co-led the G7 Impact Taskforce, an independent, industry-led effort backed by the UK Government as part of the UK presidency of the G7 in 2021.
