KKR has closed its debut Global Impact Fund on $1.3 billion, which the firm will use to target companies aiming to provide commercial solutions to environmental or social challenges. Climate change, water cleanliness, workforce development and waste management are just some of the topics KKR plans to focus on. Many Read more…
Impact investment is now a widespread strategy among institutional investors in the Nordic region, according to a new survey commissioned by NN Investment Partners (NN IP). The survey shows that 43% of the entities currently invest using this environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach. The study further revealed that nine Read more…
Apollo Global Management is planning to set up an impact investing arm, according to people with knowledge of the matter, following some of its biggest peers (KKR & Co and TPG Capital) in targeting funds dedicated to sustainability. The New York-based firm, who currently has $312 billion in assets under Read more…
Tickr is an impact investment app built for ‘the next generation’ of investors. Tickr is on a mission to prove that you can earn money and have a positive impact at the same time. You can start investing from as little as £5. Their business model today is straight forward, Read more…
Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community (PYMWYMIC) has published their first impact report. In the report they share their practices on how they measure and manage impact together with guidelines on how they ‘anchor’ impact into their investment portfolio. The report also features some of their investments, including Read more…
The GIIN Annual Impact Investor Survey is one of the most comprehensive sources of data available on the state of the impact investing market. The 2019 Annual Impact Investors Survey, the ninth edition already, reflects the activities and perspectives of 266 respondents around the world, who collectively manage $US 239 Read more…
The UK government is set to launch ”The Impact Investing Institute” in autumn this year, with the aim to accelerate the growth, and improve the effectiveness of, the UK impact investing market. The institute has the backing of the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Read more…
Asset management has been transformed by many things over recent years. Think about the cultural changes that followed the financial crisis, the rise of technology, the growth in regulation, and the expansion of emerging markets. The most profound however, and the most exciting we would like to argue, is the Read more…
We found yet another ‘What is Impact Investing’ video. That’s nothing special, because the internet is now full of them! Anyway, we stumbled upon this little gem in our digital inbox, through a newsletter from the Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community (PYMWYMI). PYMWYMI developed this video in Read more…
IRIS+ makes it easier for investors to translate their intentions into real impact results. Their metrics and annual reporting feature help to quantify the impact results of organisations. IRIS originally launched in 2009, and last week launched lots of new features which include: Core Metrics sets to increase data clarity Read more…