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Q&A – A Just Transition to a net zero economy
Read this News article: Q&A – A Just Transition to a net zero economyOur Programme Manager for International Development David Krivanek answers questions about a Just Transition to a net zero economy. This Q&A was first published as a Pioneers Post’s article in September 2022.
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We are pleased and grateful to receive support from Catalytic Capital Consortium for our work on a Just Transition.
Read this News article: We are pleased and grateful to receive support from Catalytic Capital Consortium for our work on a Just Transition.As part of our Just Transition Finance Challenge we will work on increasing the capacity of catalytic capital providers and local managers in the Global South to develop and launch financial products that can attract institutional capital for a Just Transition at scale.
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Endowments with impact with Dame Elizabeth Corley and Kieron Boyle
Read this News article: Endowments with impact with Dame Elizabeth Corley and Kieron BoyleIn the second instalment of our In Conversation series, Dame Elizabeth Corley, our Chair, spoke to Kieron Boyle, CEO of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation about impact investing in the endowment and St Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation’s journey from small beginnings to the biggest impact allocation ever made by a UK foundation.
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COP 27: Highway to hell – or hints of hope?
Read this News article: COP 27: Highway to hell – or hints of hope?So far, this year’s COP27 tells a familiar story: not enough progress since last year’s gathering in Glasgow; too many pledges, and not nearly enough action; and far too little capital, both public and private, mobilised to address the climate emergency, particularly in the Global South.
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Place-based impact investing with Dame Elizabeth Corley and Pete Gladwell
Read this News article: Place-based impact investing with Dame Elizabeth Corley and Pete GladwellIn the first episode of our In Conversation series, our Chair, Dame Elizabeth Corley, speaks to Pete Gladwell, Group Social Impact and Investment Director at Legal and General Capital about place-based impact investing.
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Request for proposals – Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) training programme
Read this News article: Request for proposals – Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) training programmeWe are seeking a partner to co-design and deliver a training programme that will help increase the capability and capacity of Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) to take on more institutional investment as part of our place-based impact investing programme.
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How to make sustainable investing work
Read this News article: How to make sustainable investing workFifteen years ago, An Inconvenient Truth sent a wake-up call to the world. The documentary featured Al Gore, former US vice-president, and shone a light on the climate crisis facing the planet.
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Leading global financial services firms join the Finance for Impact summit to back fair and inclusive Net Zero Transition
Read this News article: Leading global financial services firms join the Finance for Impact summit to back fair and inclusive Net Zero TransitionToday the City of London Corporation will host the Finance for Impact Summit alongside its partners the Impact Investing Institute (III) and KPMG, at which financial services firms with more than £3.6 trillion of assets and assets under management will announce their participation in a Just Transition Finance Challenge.
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Strong performance of Clwyd Pension Fund’s local and impact investments demonstrates the opportunities of a place-based approach
Read this News article: Strong performance of Clwyd Pension Fund’s local and impact investments demonstrates the opportunities of a place-based approachAt the Impact Investing Institute, we believe that a place-based impact investing approach creates opportunities for institutional investors to make market-rate, risk-adjusted financial returns while simultaneously delivering a positive social and environmental impact locally.
