Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

GIIN to co-develop new tools to help companies measure impact and optimise capital. . The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a corporate investing initiative to support companies looking to develop impact investing strategies and partner with impact investors to achieve their sustainability goals. .

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2024

Socioeconomically responsible investments that promote goals such as affordable housing, healthcare access, economic development through education and social infrastructure projects in underdeveloped areas, and success for businesses with owners from underrepresented groups. Affordable housing.

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B the Change

APRIL 16, 2023

A corporate professional from Asia asked: “How can developing countries like ours access sustainable innovations?” Get Started: The Innovation North Compass shows how to tailor sustainable innovation. Social sustainability requires considering their needs. Sustainable Finance 10. Location matters as well.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As such, social-focused issues are increasingly featured in investors’ engagement strategies, with corporates challenged to pay their workers fairly , be more transparent about their in-house equity progress , and disclose their gender and ethnicity pay gaps. . Getting to grips with impact .

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Impact Investing Social Sustainability 52

Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2023

The regenerative natural resources fund targets raising capital from accredited investors, with an investment period of four years and a term of 12 years. Folium said the fund’s agriculture strategy “reflects the growing global demand for healthy, nutritious plant foods”, centring on the development of new orchards and vineyards.

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Andreas Rache

JUNE 26, 2022

When we talk about ESG, one could argue that there is a strong bias focused on climate investing, reaching net zero targets as well as good corporate governance and diversity themes. But there is much more to ESG.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To take one UK-based example, when FTSE4Good was launched in 2001, a pioneering benchmark for socially responsible investing (SRI), the focus was on carbon emissions. Looking to the likely next developments in benchmarking, FTSE Russell’s Jones said: “The debate on climate change has become more sophisticated.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Ashok Parameswaran, President of the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance, highlights the challenges of achieving environmental and social impact via emerging markets bonds. This is the staggering figure unveiled at the COP27 Summit this week in a report commissioned by the British and Egyptian governments. Weak frameworks.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Banks and other financial intuitions (FIs) have the potential to help transition land-use to become ‘nature positive’ in addition to ‘net zero’, by redirecting investment to sustainable land-use projects. Risk management.

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