At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, UBS launched a white paper that set out a blueprint for channeling private wealth into the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It argued that private capital is likely to be particularly important […]
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Realizing the opportunity to use capital for greater purposes than financial returns alone, investors across asset classes are aligning their investments with their values. By doing so, they are embracing the belief that it is not only a benefit to […]
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Hare Majesteit Koningin Máxima woont dinsdagochtend 21 maart in het Vredespaleis in Den Haag de opening bij van de derde editie bij van de ‘Impact Summit Europe 2017’ die op 21 en 22 maart wordt gehouden. De internationale bijeenkomst richt […]
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This report highlights the paradox within impact investing: the prioritisation of ‘social impact’ without prioritising ‘impact evidence’. The growth of metrics, ratings and certification-based approaches has sought to address this gap but this only goes so far, and there is […]
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The Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group, an impact investor, on Tuesday announced raising $25 million, led by Triodos Investment Management, the investment arm of European lender Triodos Bank, and Shell Foundation, an independent charity established by the Shell Group. Triodos has invested $15 […]
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Now that you’ve got a job and are thinking about more than how to pay next month’s rent, are you ready to start putting your money to work? I’ve got two words for you: impact investing. Millennials focus much more […]
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Impactbeleggen kan een kanaal zijn voor institutionele beleggers om hun grootte en capaciteiten in te zetten om een marktbrede mobilisatie op gang te brengen ten gunste van een nationaal of mondiaal doel. Een voorbeeld daarvan is het aanpakken van de […]
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When investors gathered in Amsterdam in late 2016 for perhaps the largest annual conference on “impact investing”, the mood was upbeat. The concept of investing in assets that offer measurable social or environmental benefits as well as financial returns has […]
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Duurzaam beleggen kent een heel scala aan facetten. Impact investing is één daarvan. Het is een variant die een tijd lang onterecht met het imago worstelde dat het slechts een activiteit zou zijn voor filantropen en overheden. Maar vergis u […]
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Triodos Investment Management, PYMWYMIC and Wermuth Asset Management have launched the Divest Invest report, ‘Impact Investing and the Choice to Divest’ written by impact investors for impact investors. With the one-year anniversary after the Paris Climate Change Agreement was adopted, […]
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Impact investing refers to investments that intend to generate measurable social and/or environmental impacts, as well as a financial return. It is often described as ‘doing good while doing well’ and is part of a wider strategy to shift finance […]
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De Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) de van de Verenigde Naties zijn van ons allemaal. 193 landen hebben in 2015 de SDG’s ondertekend. De SDG agenda bevat doelen om armoede, honger, milieuoverlast en gebrek aan infrastructuur de wereld uit te helpen […]
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