Archive

  • The outlook for impact

    06 January 2021

    Cliff Prior outlines the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment's priorities for 2021. Michael Hurley reports

  • The data provider hoping to put impact on the agenda

    29 December 2020

    The CEO of Util argues that ESG data is flawed, and measuring a company's impact on the Sustainable Development Goals can add a new dimension. Christopher Marchant reports

  • Women's Livelihood Bonds: The positive impact of helping women fight the climate crisis

    11 December 2020

    Millions of low-income women in emerging markets could be the most underestimated solution to mitigating climate change, writes Natasha Garcha

  • Putting a number on impact

    24 November 2020

    A system for scoring impact has led to the creation of impact weighted indexes, Impak's Paul Allard tells Michael Hurley

  • Impact part of pension trustees' fiduciary duty, says coal pensions CIO

    18 November 2020

    Managing a pensions investment portfolio in line with environmental and social impact considerations can be part of trustees' fiduciary duty, Michael Hurley reports

  • Impactful real estate's role in the pandemic recovery

    09 November 2020

    Real estate impact funds can help countries 'build back better' from Covid-19, writes Manfredi Catella

  • 'The time is right to invest in natural capital'

    12 October 2020

    How does HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management aim to attract large-scale investment in natural capital, Michael Hurley asks

  • Five years on from the UN SDGs, investors cannot afford to ignore impact

    05 October 2020

    The financial industry has a role to play in supporting the actions being taken by companies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, says Vafa Ahmadi

  • Can impact be the guiding star for corporates?

    21 September 2020

    The Value Balancing Alliance's methodologies for assessing companies' net impact will define the future of corporate decision making, Christian Heller tells Michael Hurley

  • Healthcare impact investing complements our day-to-day work, says MSD

    25 August 2020

    Impact investment by healthcare companies strengthens the impact their commercial operations deliver every day, MSD says, by helping them reach underserved populations. Ahren Lester reports.