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Impact Lens
PENSIONS FOR PURPOSE’S IMPACT LENS IS OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND ANALYSIS OF MARKET TRENDS.

Our discussions with pension funds, advisers and asset managers give us unique insights into the challenges, questions and solutions relating to sustainable and impact investment. From this, we undertake research that can support pension funds to understand the marketplace and make crucial governance and investment decisions.

Published Research
Impact investing in private equity – a UK pension fund perspective
This Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report, sponsored by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, explores how the UK pension fund market is viewing impact in private equity.

June 2023

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Natural capital and biodiversity – where are UK asset owners on their journey?
A Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report, commissioned by Gresham House, looking at where UK asset owners, in particular pension funds, are on their journey of incorporating biodiversity and natural capital into their investment decision-making.

June 2023

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One year on – TCFD reporting for pension funds
A Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report, sponsored by Redington, looking at how pension funds are using TCFD reports to inform strategy.

January 2023

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The future of investing for pension funds
A Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report, sponsored by Big Society Capital, considering the role that social impact investment might have in a pension fund portfolio.

March 2022

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Industry trends in climate indices
A Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report analysing how managers use climate indices in sustainable and impact funds.

March 2022

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Upcoming Research
Performance of impact funds

Expressions of interest in co-sponsoring this Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens research should be sent to David Brown and Karen Shackleton.

To be published Autumn 2023

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Partner with us

If you are interested with collaborating with us on an impact-related piece of research then please get in contact.