A new report highlights routes to partnerships between the UK’s local government pension schemes and the growing number of fund managers operating in the place-based investment space.
The collaboration aims to help low-income and vulnerable adults to manage their money online at a time when one in five UK households or individuals face some form of digital exclusion.
Existing investors include pension funds, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation, private banks and wealth managers. Plus, UK’s Smart Pension invests in Octopus Energy Generation.
The £174m fund, which has attracted investment from several UK pension funds, works with partners to provide accommodation and support for those facing housing insecurity and homelessness.
The fund, which is aiming to raise £1bn in investment by 2026, is seeking to help remedy a chronic shortage of social and affordable housing in the UK.
A new report by Pensions for Purpose and Impact Frontiers has found many UK pension funds are underusing impact reports. A new Community Interest Group (CIG) aimed at improving impact literacy is set to launch in August.
Anne Gram has worked with a range of asset managers and pension funds over her 30-year career. The industry veteran talks to Impact Investor about her journey into the world of sustainability, directing capital flows towards the wellbeing of the planet, and the institutional outlook for impact.
The London Pensions Fund Authority will commit approximately £400m to sectors including energy efficiency and renewables, sustainable industry, transport, reforestation and wetland restoration projects.
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