Asset manager of the year (large): Finance in Motion
Finance in Motion combines a blended finance approach and a diversified investor base with a long-term approach as it invests in emerging markets.
Asset manager of the year (mid-size): Calvert Impact Capital
US-based non-profit investment firm Calvert Impact Capital (CIC) has experienced 12 months of rapid growth, epitomised by the $500 million of its Community Investment…
Asset manager of the year (small): SAIL Ventures
Soy and cattle farming are perhaps not immediately called to mind when investors consider where to invest for positive environmental and social impact. However,…
Award for impact measurement/impact reporting: Schroders - SustainEx
Schroders' SustainEx tool aims to calculate the financial impact on companies of their social credit or debit for the costs and benefits their actions are incurring…
Award for impact research: Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) has been recognised for expanding upon a history of research and engagement with the fields of impact investing and social enterprise…
Consultant/advisor of the year and NGO/charity/nonprofit of the year: Climate Policy Initiative
The not-for-profit analysis and advisory Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) had a memorable 2019, as the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance that it leads celebrated…
Faith-based organisation of the year: Praxis Mutual Funds
US-based Praxis Mutual Funds' approach to achieving positive societal impact places a heavy emphasis on making its voice heard as a shareholder.
Family office of the year: Wermuth Asset Management
German family office and investment advisory firm Wermuth Asset Management had a landmark year, which saw it launch a climate endowment designed to drive a "green…
Fund of the year - Fixed income: Wellington's Global Impact Bond fund
Wellington Management launched its first global, multi-sector fixed income impact fund in May 2019.
Fund of the year - Listed equity: Impax Environmental Markets
A strong 2019 for the sustainability focused investment trust Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), saw its market capitalisation grow 49% to £680 million ($888.6 million),…
Fund of the year - Multi-asset/other: Althelia Biodiversity Fund Brazil
Mirova Natural Capital confirmed the first close of the Althelia Biodiversity Fund Brazil just months after Norway followed Germany in suspending donations to the…
Fund of the year - Private debt: Finance in Motion's eco.business fund
In early 2020, the eco.business Fund expanded into sub-Saharan Africa, with the launch of a new sub-fund that seeks to transpose the blended finance vehicle's best…
Fund of the year - Private equity: The Rise Fund
For over 25-years, US-based private equity firm TPG says it has been investing in disruptive companies that seek to transform the global economy. With The Rise Fund,…
Impact initiative of the year - Africa: Nedbank Renewable Energy Bonds
South Africa-headquartered Nedbank's Renewable Energy Bonds boasted an emissions-avoided impact indicator and links with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Impact initiative of the year - Asia: Climate Impact Asia Fund
The Asia-Pacific region is responsible for almost half of global carbon dioxide emissions and is highly exposed to climate risks. Drastic action and innovative approaches…
Impact initiative of the year - Europe: Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform
Dutch asset managers APG and PGGM formally launched the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) earlier this year, in what has been hailed…
Impact initiative of the year - Global: NECi
"Lack of transparency is a major problem with leading ESG rating providers," was one of the Impact Awards judges' comments that led to the Net Environmental Contribution…
Impact initiative of the year - Latin America and Caribbean: SITAWI's Impact Crowdlending
SITAWI'S Empréstimo Coletivo (collective loan) is a crowd-lending platform that aims to stimulate private capital investments in organisations aligned to the UN's…
Impact initiative of the year - North America: Oxia Initiative's CARBOSCOPE
Canadian fintech firm Oxia Initiative designs tools and methodologies that allow the transparent measurement of environmental impacts.
Impact initiative of the year - Oceania: Accounting for Nature
Australian not-for-profit Accounting for Nature has an ambitious vision for natural capital accounting standards - for every nation to be able to measure, verify…
Impact investing platform of the year: Toniic Tracer
Toniic Tracer aims to enable investors to divert more capital to create positive impact by providing a common structure for reporting investor impact outcomes and…
Impact Project Investment of the Year - Water: NIB
The Nordic Investment Bank's (NIB) loan for the collection, purification and distribution of water to treatment plant Hias IKS has scooped this year's Impact Project…
Impact project of the year - renewables: Cubico Sustainable Investments
Mina, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico. Here a wind farm stretches out across 6,000 hectares of open grassland, surrounded by the mountains of the Sierra Madre.
Impact project/investment of the year - Agriculture and sustainable land use; Pollution and waste management: Northern Venture Capital Trust's investment in Oddbox
Northern Venture Capital Trust (NVCT)'s £3 million investment in sustainable fruit and vegetable box delivery firm Oddbox scooped the investment of the year award…
Impact project/investment of the year - Biodiversity and ecosystems: Komaza
Komaza is a sustainable forestry business that provides an innovative and scalable alternative to traditional forestry models in Africa.
Impact project/investment of the year - Climate: Actis's Parc Eolien Taiba N'Diaye
Inaugurated earlier this year the Parc Eolien Taiba N'Diaye (PETN) is a 158.7MW wind power project in Senegal that will offset approximately 6 million tonnes of…
Impact project/investment of the year - Education: Argentina's first social impact bond
The Social Impact Bond (SIB) issued by the local government of Buenos Aires in 2019 was developed to fund a pilot project to help 1,000 vulnerable young adults aged…
Impact project/investment of the year - Energy; Health: Barclays
Barclays picked up the awards for impact investment of the year for both health and energy through the UK-listed bank's involvement in an innovative bond deal with…
Impact project/investment of the year - Oceans and coastal zones: Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund investment in SafetyNet Technologies
After achieving its final close at $132 million in early 2020, the managers of the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund (ASOF) rapidly moved towards securing its initial…
Impact project/investment of the year - Real estate: EIB and UCI
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios (UCI) have launched a joint initiative to finance the construction of "nearly zero energy"…
Impact project/investment of the year - Social inclusion/community development: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
This year Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) secured a three-year AUD400 million ($290 million) bilateral sustainability-linked debt investment with Wesfamers,…
Innovation/invention of the year: Trase Finance
The financing of companies involved in the production and trade of some commodities can expose investors and lenders to deforestation risks.
Investment bank of the year: ClearlySo
Unsurprisingly the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many institutional investors deferring on making new investments. ClearlySo though has been able…
Investment team of the year - Asset manager: Mirova
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainability investing, has been awarded Investment team of the year, as its ambition has translated…
Law Firm of the Year: MinterEllison
MinterEllison says it works to support, promote and mainstream impact investing wherever intentionality to create positive impact is at the core of a project, initiative…
Pension Fund of the Year: PFZW (PGGM)
Netherlands-based PFZW has been awarded pension fund of the year, in recognition of asset manager PGGM consistently placing impact at the forefront of operations.
Personality of the year: John Streur
Impact data will "replace" ESG data by the middle of the decade, believes John Streur who has been President and CEO of Washington, DC-based Calvert Research and…
Private debt provider of the year: SAIL Ventures
Despite the challenging investment environment of 2020, SAIL Ventures aims to have invested up to $100 million, through its &Green Fund, into up to five portfolio…
Re/insurer of the year: QBE Insurance Group
Australian insurer QBE claims its Premiums4Good programme is a 'game-changing' impact initiative that could be replicated by other financial service organisations…
Venture capital firm of the year: Inventures Investment Partners
Brussels-based Inventures Investment Partners is a relatively small firm with big ambitions. It manages two venture capital funds: The €15 million ($18 million)…
Wealth manager of the year: UBS
The significance of UBS as a major impact investor and a thought leader in the area was clearly signalled last year when it was elected by its peers to the advisory…
Young professional of the year/rising star: Emily Weng
A behind-the-scenes influence on BlackRock's research output pits Emily Weng, 25, ahead of the competition in the rising star category.