impact investing

The cast of characters at this year's Impact Investor Global Summit tells a positive story about how institutional investors are thinking about impact.

Recycling, buildings and natural capital were cited as key areas for investment by panellists at yesterday's Impact Investor Global Summit.

Dutch pension investor PGGM has one Article 9 fund in its private equity portfolio.

Panellists at the Impact Investor Global Summit were divided on the role for technology and innovation in delivering water-based impact.

Kartesia – raising a €500m-target impact fund – ‘feels very comfortable’ that its portfolio companies will align with their impact goals, says head of CSR and ESG Coralie De Maesschalck.

The $9bn sustainable investing platform founded by billionaire eBay founder Jeff Skoll seeds emerging managers and invests directly in technology businesses.

Amid a tough fundraising market, the Norwegian private equity investor is approaching its fund target.

Panellists at the Impact Investor Global Summit London 2023 agreed that GP-leds are where secondaries investors can have the most impact.

There has been a 'complete failure' to convince the wider market of the financial returns of impact investment, says Trill Impact founder Jan Ståhlberg.

The pension has also published its ESG-related divestment guidelines for public markets assets.