{"id":369,"date":"2023-01-19T16:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/ky\/insights\/roundtable-embedding-impact-investment-funds\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T16:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:30:33","slug":"roundtable-embedding-impact-investment-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/ky\/insights\/roundtable-embedding-impact-investment-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundtable: Embedding impact in investment funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Impact investing directs capital to enterprises that generate social or environmental benefits as well as financial returns to investors. It is a rapidly growing industry powered by investors who wish to make a tangible positive impact as well as profit. Indeed, social and environmental impact objectives increasingly go hand-in-hand with attractive financial returns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to the\u00a0GIIN\u2019s recent report<\/a>, released in October, the worldwide impact investing market has grown to US$1.164 trillion \u2013 signalling the first time ever that the total value of impact assets under management has exceeded the trillion-dollar mark. And despite the turbulent macroeconomic headwinds, impact allocations appear to be staying strong.<\/p>\n

As impact becomes increasingly mainstream, fund managers must determine, implement and clearly articulate their impact strategy in order to attract impact-focused investors. With rising concerns about greenwashing and growing sustainable finance regulation, we\u2019re seeing a distinct shift from \u201ctell me\u201d to \u201cshow me\u201d, with more pressure being placed on managers to show real evidence of the claims made in their marketing materials and to demonstrate how impact is embedded throughout the fund\u2019s lifecycle.<\/p>\n

On 18 October 2022, IQ-EQ joined forces with specialist impact investing advisory firm\u00a0Innovest Advisory<\/a>\u00a0to host an in-depth roundtable at our London office, focused on the effective embedding of impact throughout the investment fund lifecycle.<\/p>\n

Featuring a select group of experienced impact fund managers and advisers, the dynamic discussion included an abundance of first-hand experiences and fascinating examples relating to everything from finding the right commercial opportunity, through the quirks of impact due diligence and risk mitigation, to how to measure results and where to draw the line in ensuring on-the-ground impact.<\/p>\n

Roundtable participants:<\/p>\n