Pensions for Purpose and the Impact Investing Institute believe adopting the Impact Investing Principles is an essential first step in helping to engage with industry and ultimately to encourage the deployment of capital to areas which have an environmental or social impact alongside a market rate of return.
The firms which have adopted the Principles are showing true leadership by setting an example to the industry. Crucially they are helping their clients to achieve better outcomes by improving their risk management and by identifying new opportunities that may otherwise be overlooked.
In the past, many might have seen investment as a competitive activity. This mindset sees investment as a zero-sum game with winners and losers taking a bigger or smaller slice of the pie. Impact investing is not like that – all investors benefit from a rising tide, and people and planet do better. Extending the technical language of investment, by acting together, we make beta bigger. Our Adopters have embraced this mindset and shown a true willingness to not only develop their impact consulting but to share their experience and their intellectual capital for all.
We are keen to acknowledge their contribution and to encourage others to adopt the Impact Investing Principles for Pensions.
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