Six things to know for impact managers
A legal perspective on the complications of raising and managing an impact fund is provided by Oliver Rochman, William Yonge, Carl Valenstein, Zeke Johnson and Divya Thakur
The UK's impact label: an intention to be better than SFDR
The UK is proposing a label for 'impact' funds, in a significant divergence from the EU, but some warn it could add further complication, writes Michael Hurley
ESG: complex in a vague sort of way
Amid widespread confusion about ESG and impact, Mike Sebastian offers his thoughts on what asset owners can realistically achieve with their investments
Lombard Odier's natural capital strategy, two years on
After stellar 2021, the strategy felt the pain in 2022, writes Madeleine Jenkins
The climate crisis demands that investors rethink impact
Investments that simply do "some good" are no longer "good enough", argues Tamar Pashtan
'Ocean Impact Navigator' draws investors to blue economy
Impact investing to promote ocean health is benefiting from developments in impact reporting, according to a fund manager active in the space. Madeleine Jenkins reports
The 'green discount' in emerging countries
Massive population growth needs to be met with drastically scaled up climate finance in developing countries, writes Nakul Zaveri
The adaptation imperative
The importance of investment in climate adaptation in developing economies has been demonstrated by impact investors, Maria Teresa Zappia explains
COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'
COP27 saw discussion about the climate impact potential of managed coal power phase-out schemes, but can these innovative deals be pulled off? Ahren Lester reports
Comment: The spectre of Stuart Kirk haunts sustainable finance
Sustainable finance needs bright new ideas. And, for that, we must encourage freedom of expression, argues Peter Cripps