Initiative Ireland wins Innovation of the Year at the Irish Pension Awards Nominated for 5 awards, including Property Manager, Risk Manager, Passive Manager, ESG & SRI Manager and Innovation of the Year which it won. […]
Category: impact investing
New investor guide to negative emission technologies and land use
Corporate demand for forest-related carbon removal could generate $800bn in annual revenues by 2050, worth a market capitalisation of $1.2 trillion today, surpassing the current market capitalisation of oil & gas majors – new study […]
Thirty of the world’s largest investors set unprecedented 5-year portfolio decarbonization targets
Implementation of targets represents substantial decoupling of portfolio emissions from global economy Thirty of the world’s largest investors with $5 trillion assets under management have collectively agreed on concrete portfolio decarbonization targets that follow the […]
General Electric to Pursue Exit from New Coal
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—SEPT. 21, 2020—General Electric today announced an intent to exit the new build coal power market. The company, while gaining increasing positive attention for developments in wind turbines and other renewable technologies, has been […]
Principles for Responsible Investment releases new framework for signatories to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals
World’s leading proponent of responsible investment releases report with five-part framework for investors to help achieve SDGs LONDON – Today, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment released a new report on Investing with SDG Outcomes providing […]
Initiative Ireland Launches 2020 Housing Report with Focus on Homelessness and COVID-19
Dublin, Ireland 23April 2020, Initiative Ireland (www.initiativeireland.ie) today published its third annual housing report, entitled Housing 2020. The report highlights that there was an 18% increase in new housing delivered in Ireland during 2019, which […]
Social enterprise partners with African Union’s Great Green Wall to Build “Billion Dollar Baobab” Value Chain
African superfruit baobab could be worth $1bn to rural Africa Incomes generated for 1,800+ women to date, transforming 11,000 lives 12,000 new baobab trees planted, reversing desertification in Sahel UK health food brand & social […]
PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation launch A Legal Framework for Impact
It is crucial that assessing and accounting for the sustainability impact of investment decision making becomes a core part of investment activity. That’s why we have launched A Legal Framework for Impact with UNEP FI and The […]
Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme
Applications open in March! Register interest below Are you committed to helping people in need or improving the environment? This programme has helped almost 2,000 people like you to start up and scale social enterprises, […]
Lord Victor Adebowale sets up Commission on Social Investment
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Chair of Social Enterprise UK, has announced the creation of a new Commission on Social Investment which will look at the future of this £3.5bn market and how it and the […]
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