Asset manager of the year - large: Calvert
In the past year, Calvert Research and Management's impact engagement efforts have involved work focusing on diversity, climate change and protecting employees...
Asset manager of the year - mid-size: Kempen's Global Impact Pool (GIP)
Kempen's UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused fund, Global Impact Pool (GIP), grew its assets under management to €117.85 million...
Award for impact measurement/impact reporting: Triodos Investment Management
Managed by Dutch corporation Triodos Bank, Triodos Investment Management's mission is to generate healthy financial returns while investing only in companies that contribute to a sustainable society
Award for impact research: '10 for 2021 - Investing in the Circular Food Economy' by Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics scooped the impact research award for its flagship report providing a deep dive into the circular food economy
Consultant/advisor of the year: Chronos Sustainability
Chronos Sustainability's team of around 20 specialist consultants has initiated, catalysed, or led a series of major global interventions...
Family office of the year: Wermuth Asset Management
German family office and investment advisory firm Wermuth Asset Management was a key driver behind the creation of a 'climate endowment'...
Fund of the year - fixed income: Domini Impact Bond Fund
Domini Impact Investment's Impact Bond Fund aims to increase access to affordable and quality housing, health care, education, jobs,...
Fund of the year - listed equity: Triodos Pioneer Impact Fund
Managed by Dutch asset manager Triodos Investment Management, Triodos Pioneer Impact Fund aims to generate positive environmental and social impact, coupled with healthy financial returns...
Fund of the year - multi-asset/other: Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust
The Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (SBSI) secured the nod for the multi-asset fund of the year after being praised by one judge for its approach to delivering high impact...
Fund of the year - private debt: NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loans Fund
The NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loans Fund has invested over $400 million in 53 participation loans,...
Fund of the year - private equity: Tikehau Capital's T2 Energy Transition Fund
Tikehau Capital's T2 Energy Transition Fund closed earlier this year at more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion), above its initial target...
Impact initiative of the year - Global: Portfolio Alignment Team paper on 'Measuring Portfolio Alignment'
The Portfolio Alignment Team (PAT) is a collaborative initiative of nine financial institutions aiming to bring convergence and transparency to...
Impact initiative of the year - Latin America and Caribbean: BTG Pactual's Sustainable & Impact Investing Division
In 2020, BTG Pactual launched its Sustainable & Impact Investing division to consolidate it as a hub to connect global investors to local environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing opportunities in Latin America
Impact initiative of the year - Africa; Asset manager of the year - small: Conservation International
This Conservation International (CI) led initiative delivered investment capital in the form of loans to the Maasai Mara Conservancies in Kenya in a time of crisis...
Impact project/investment of the year - agriculture and sustainable land use: IDB Invest/Kahai
In 2020, IDB Invest, the investment arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, provided a blended finance loan of up to $3.1 million to Colombian cacay tree producer Agrocacay...
Impact project/investment of the year - water: Water Unite Impact
Water Unite Impact (WUI) is an investment fund that aims to finance water, sanitation and plastics recycling enterprises...
Impact project/investment of the year - energy: Atyrau street lighting by EDB
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) invested $19 million for the construction and operation of street lighting networks in the Kazakhstan city of Atyrau
Impact project/investment of the year - financial services: The Savannah Fund/IFC
In March, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) led a $25 million fundraising for the Savannah Fund...
Impact project/investment of the year - infrastructure: Zouk Capital's Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund
The £420 million ($585 million) Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF) is tackling the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK...
Impact project/investment of the year - real estate: Patron Capital - The Women in Safe Homes fund
Patron Capital's Women in Safe Homes fund secured the award after being praised by one judge for its "highly innovative...
Impact project/investment of the year - renewables: North Sky Capital
North Sky Capital invested $18 million to fund the development and construction of Project Golden Bear, a new wastewater methane-to-renewable natural gas...
Impact project/investment of the year - air quality: Ethex's Co Cars investment
Launching a community share offer with the UK-based non-profit organisation Ethex last year...
Impact project/investment of the year - health; Impact project/investment of the year - social inclusion/community development; Impact project/investment of the year - education: AXA Investment Managers
AXA Investment Managers (IM) achieved three separate wins in the Impact Awards this year, making it the only company to do so
Impact initiative of the year - Europe: Storelectric Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) grid-scale initiative
Storelectic secured the Impact initiative of the year award for Europe for its pilot 'green' Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) project in the UK...
Impact initiative of the year - Asia: AIIB's Sustainable Capital Markets Initiative
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) Sustainable Capital Markets Initiative (SCMI) aims to drive green and sustainable capital markets across the continent
Impact investing platform of the year: Clarity AI
Clarity AI's environmental and social impact data platform currently has a client network representing in excess of $10 trillion in assets...
Impact project/investment of the year - biodiversity and ecosystems: IDB Invest/LD Celulose
In 2020, IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, and the International Finance Corporation...
Impact project/investment of the year - pollution and waste management: PureCycle Technologies' Plastics Recycling Project
Ecofin invested $20 million in PureCycle Technologies via its Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund.
Innovation/invention of the year; Impact project/investment of the year - climate: The LEAF Coalition
Lowering Emission by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is looking to mobilise $1 billion to protect tropical forests...
Investment bank of the year: Nedbank CIB
Despite the challenges of Covid-19, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) was able to secure three significant deals across housing, renewable energy and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals...
Investment team of the year - asset manager: WaterEquity
WaterEquity has identified an $18 billion market demand from low-income families for microcredit loans...
Investment team of the year - asset owner: Brunel Pension Partnership
Brunel Pension Partnership launched several funds it says focus on creating positive impact
Law firm of the year: McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery played a vital role over the last year in structuring one of the largest cross border impact finance mechanisms...
Lender of the year: Cyan Finance
Cyan's provision of debt funding aims to minimise the dilution for young companies'
NGO/charity/non-profit of the year: Planet Tracker
Planet Tracker aims to expose the financial and environmental risks created in diverse supply chains across the world by highlighting unsustainable industrial practices...
Personality of the year: Emily Chew, Calvert Research and Management
Emily Chew has overseen pioneering ESG research, developed engagement strategies and led teams through ESG-related regulatory changes
Private debt provider of the year: Sail Ventures
Sail Ventures named Private debt provider of the year for the second year in a row
Re/insurer of the year: The Co-operators
Canadian insurance provider The Co-operators claims it is driven "to catalyse impact investing across the country".
Wealth manager of the year: Glenmede Trust
Working with a variety of investment managers across sustainable and impact investing approaches...
Venture capital firm of the year: Bethnal Green Ventures
Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) invests in founders that use technology to create positive impact at scale
Young professional of the year/rising star: Virginia Wasikowska, NN Investment Partners
Virginia Wasikowska, a portfolio manager in commercial real estate, seeks to go the extra mile to examine the soft factors behind investment deals