Pension funds are setting aside money to invest in funds that make a positive social impact. But finding suitable investments and measuring impact still prove difficult.
Octopus Investments is expanding and diversifying its portfolio as it aims to nearly quadruple assets under management by 2050. Impact Investor talks to Benjamin Davis, the company’s CEO of Fund Management.
Impact Investor speaks to Javier Armentia about CREAS, the impact investment firm he co-founded in Spain, and the outlook for impact investing in the country.
The UK’s development finance institution is funding the new project alongside logistics company DP World. The port will become the single gateway for imports and exports of containers in the DRC.
As the summer holidays in Europe get into full swing, Impact Investor examines the challenges facing the tourism sector and the opportunities for investment in sustainable travel.
Breast cancer deaths disproportionately affect women in low- and middle-income countries. However, healthtech innovations are increasingly making life-saving screening more accessible.
Keynote speaker Sarah de Lagarde will discuss the impact of healthtech at this year’s Impact Investor Conference. But before that, Sarah, a double amputee, will be attempting to climb Kilimanjaro and raise funds for STAND.
Commitments from several regional pension schemes have boosted the fund’s capacity to invest in the development and acquisition of affordable housing in the UK, where there is an acute shortage.
The equity and bond strategies will target both social and environmental impact across nine impact themes and are being made available to both retail and institutional investors.
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