Where ESG ambition meet action: A look at impact investing
Join our first SuperReturn webinar of the year, when we are joined by Bruno Bensaid, co-founder of Shanghaivest; Sara Laabid, ESG Impact Lead at Apex Group; and Matthew Powell, Head of ESG and Reporting at BeyondNetZero, who will examine the growth of Impact Investing and practical insights from the panelists’ experience.
Impact investing represents a major revolution in finance, by providing capital to address the world’s pressing challenges while generating financial returns. A huge opportunity exists now for PE firms to increase transparency and contribute to driving measurable positive social and environmental impact across the industry.
Despite the growing demand for impact investing, rigorous measurement and interpretation of impact performance have until now hampered the effective integration of impact into strategic decision-making. This is primarily due to the complex and multi-dimensional nature of impact.
Impacts can vary widely in their difficulty to measure. For example, while there are well-established methodologies to calculate greenhouse gas emissions, the impact of a firm’s operations on biodiversity is hard to capture. We will cover topics including:
- Why is the market for impact investing becoming such a high-agenda item for PE firms?
- What are the main challenges and opportunities when setting up an impact focused fund?
- What are the best ways for PE firms to demonstrate impactful outcomes and ensure data integrity?
- How can PE firms integrate impact data into their decision making processes?
Watch the full webinar below: