Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The asset manager’s latest survey highlighted a growing trend towards impact investing, with investors looking to take a more “holistic approach” to ESG-related investments. Estimates vary widely on the current size of the global impact investing market due largely to a lack of consensus on how impact investing is defined.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Last year, the UK government published a summary of responses to a call for evidence on whether pension trustees work effectively and are supported to make decisions in the best interests of pension savers.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2023

Investment flows from asset owners have contributed to the growth of the impact investment sector, but current levels of capital still fall short of driving real-world environmental and social progress in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).

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Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PE firms have helped to grow the popularity of impact investing.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including BT Pension Scheme, Global Impact Investing Network, Fulcrum Asset Management, S&P Global Sustainable1 and JLL.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including Man Group, CalPERS, Triodos IM, Low Carbon and Bridges Fund Management. . Imane Kabbaj has been appointed as Responsible Investment (RI) Director, Portfolio Oversight, at active investment manager Man Group.

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James Militzer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For instance, just 6% of funding in sub-Saharan Africa goes to WSMEs, according to a 2019 International Finance Corporation (IFC) report — despite the fact that female borrowers are far more reliable: A 2017 IFC study showed their rate of nonperformance is 53% lower than that of their male counterparts. Photo courtesy of UN Women Africa.

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