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

    02 July 2021

    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

  • Impact investing for a just transition

    24 June 2021

    The 'absence of people' is a rare weakness of the TCFD framework - but investor engagement to ensure a socially just low-carbon transition could be set for a major boost, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

  • Adjusting social infrastructure to the new reality

    15 June 2021

    One of the biggest opportunities for impact investors, and one of the biggest needs within societies globally, is in social infrastructure, says John Levy

  • How Two Sigma is using data science to target positive workforce impact

    25 May 2021

    A private equity impact fund aims to deploy quantitative analysis to help its portfolio companies forge future-proof jobs, Warren Valdmanis tells Michael Hurley

  • Harnessing export credit agencies for impact

    17 May 2021

    Private debt funds set for launch could show how a 'little-known, $250 billion industry' can drive positive impact, Hussein Sefian tells Michael Hurley

  • Dietary preferences shifting up to three times faster in Asia - Proterra

    11 May 2021

    Younger generations' embrace of plant-based diets means investment opportunity in food abounds across Asia, Tai Lin tells Michael Hurley

  • The Rockefeller Brothers Fund on impact

    20 April 2021

    The $1.4 billion endowment wants to set an example for transparency as it looks to invest up to a fifth of its portfolio for positive impact, Stephen Heintz tells Michael Hurley

  • Growing investment opportunity driving family offices' shift to impact

    16 April 2021

    Family office interest in making investments that target positive social or environmental outcomes is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

  • Humanitarian & resilience investing: unlocking capital for a little known area of impact

    25 March 2021

    Addressing data gaps is key to catalysing impactful humanitarian and resilience investments, writes Katherine Garrett-Cox

  • London pooling

    15 March 2021

    A pool of London pension schemes is overhauling its responsible investment strategy, including managing climate risk and investing for impact, writes Michael Hurley