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UK to target impact as part of expected Growth Fund announcement

The UK Chancellor will announce a UK Growth Fund, using private capital to fuel its public policy priorities and target positive environmental and social impact, at this week's Autumn Statement, an academic has claimed.

COP27 agenda must 'move beyond ESG to impact'

The emphasis on climate-themed investment must move beyond environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration to focus on real-world 'impact' ahead of COP27, argues Sarah Gordon, CEO at the Impact Investing Institute.

People Moves 12 August including Mark Carney, Impact Investing Institute

UK to launch Impact Taskforce to help global Covid recovery

The Impact Investing Institute's Sarah Gordon on the just transition

Place-based impact investments and a 'Green+' Gilt can achieve social co-benefits in the low-carbon transition, Sarah Gordon, chief executive of the Impact Investing Institute, tells Michael Hurley

UK institutional investors urged to make 'place-based' impact investments

UK plans £15bn maiden green bond programme over next year

The UK government has announced it plans to raise at least £15 billion ($21 billion) from its maiden sovereign green bond programme over the next fiscal year, while also committing to report on its social impact.

Give UK infrastructure bank 'social impact and net zero mandate'

A proposed UK 'infrastructure bank' must have a mandate to finance the transition to a net-zero economy, according to the Impact Investing Institute.

UK lawmakers urged to strengthen ESG focus of pension funds

UK legislators were urged to back a law to compel managers of the £2.8 trillion ($3.6 trillion) in pension fund assets to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of their fiduciary duty to clients, including through the creation of a Scandinavian-style ethics council.

Impact classification system launch 'a critical step forward'

The launch of a system by which asset managers 'self-classify' the type of impact they create through their investment has been hailed as a "critical step forward" for the area of impact investing.