Impact investing – Page 11
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NewsExecutive pay linked to climate risk sends misleading progress message
Investors may become distracted by engaging over pay rather than focusing on transition plans and emissions reductions, says PIRC
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NewsMandate roundup: Peatland restoration tender up for grabs
Plus: Swiss pension fund seeks strategic adviser; Corporate green bonds mandate for €135m
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NewsIntegrity Council launches Core Carbon Principles to grow voluntary market
The new standards should reduce confusion, overcome market fragmentation, and give buyers confidence they are funding projects making a genuine impact on emissions
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Opinion PiecesEmerging market investors should take the long view
For institutional investors, investing in emerging markets is a true test of fiduciary duty. The asset class – if it can be defined as such – has enormous potential, yet it is also risky, not just in terms of volatility but also of reputation.
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FeaturesUkraine: The mother of all impact investments
Institutional investors can play a crucial role in rebuilding Ukraine in a post-war future
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NewsUK green finance strategy plans to accelerate investment in nature
There is a target to raise at least £500m in private finance to support nature’s recovery every year by 2027 in England, rising to more than £1bn per year by 2030
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA issues stewardship and voting guidelines
Plus: LCP launches Illiquid Asset Solutions Group; PASA releases dashboards guidance
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NewsEthos engagement pool ranks biodiversity as top priority
The platform has engaged with companies on the reduction of plastics and air pollution, and to promote circular economy models
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NewsTPR launches diversity, equality and inclusion guidance for pension fund trustees
The guidance provides pointers for chairs – explaining that the chair should play a key role in making boards more diverse and inclusive
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NewsIIGCC launches net zero infrastructure guidance for investors
The guidance includes several different ways for investors to set targets for their infrastructure assets
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NewsISSB to consult on wide-ranging connectivity project, warns on resourcing trade-offs
Stakeholders must give the board a clear steer on priorities, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsCarbon-based pay incentives falling short of investor demands, says report
There needs to be more ambition to implement carbon targets robustly and effectively, using the power of incentives to support the push for net zero
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Can we use gender diversity to generate greater investment returns?
The effect of gender diversity on company performance has been well researched, but can it be used to identify the potential for better investment outcomes? Realindex conducted a new study to find out.
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NewsWomen of ethnic minorities continue to face ‘uphill battle’ in financial gender gap
Women’s pension pots are half the size of men’s, according to Aviva research
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NewsWave of sustainability downgrades affects pension funds too
If an asset manager has downgraded a lot of funds from Article 9 to Article 8 under the SFDR, this could be an indication of greenwashing
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NewsUK competition authority says fossil boycotts don’t contravene rules
The guidance outlines the kind of green agreements that are acceptable under current competition law
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Special ReportNatural capital: Investors press for impact
The focus is starting to shift from pure risk reporting to ensure that investments have a positive effect on declining biodiversity
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Natural capital
Incorporating nature risk into financial analysis remains the - for now elusive - goal for investors, but this is hard given the lack of consensus on what information should be collected and how it should be presented. Such questions are the domain of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), the group founded in 2021. As well as striving for transparency and consistency in data disclosure, asset owners are also keen to deter inflated and exaggerated claims by asset managers on biodiversity impacts.
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Special ReportNatural capital: Asset owners start to engage
Two new global initiatives are under way to help investors focus on issues such as deforestation, while some managers have been on track for a while
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Special ReportNatural capital: New nature fund aims to halt loss of flora and fauna
Global Biodiversity Framework fund is targeting $200bn per year by 2030, but there is uncertainty about private sector participation
