Impact Principles

We are delighted to be in Singapore this week to connect with the regional Signatory and impact investing community! Asia boasts a dynamic and burgeoning impact ecosystem and is the fastest-growing region for the Impact Principles' Signatory base. We look forward to engaging with this important market and introducing the Impact Principles to a wider global audience. Following this week’s New Private Markets Responsible Investment Forum: Asia conference, our Asia and Oceania Regional Committee chair NSSK (日本産業推進機構) will host a private cocktail reception to bring together current and prospective Impact Principles Signatories, asset owners and allocators, and regional and global ecosystem partners. We anticipate an inspiring evening full of meaningful conversations about how we can further scale the Asian impact investing market together, grounded in impact integrity and best practices.   Thank you to New Private Markets and NSSK for inviting us to the conference, and to NSSK for hosting this special event! To learn more, reach out to secretariat@impactprinciples.org #impactinvesting #RIFAsia #impactprinciples

On Thursday of this week’s #GIINForum2024, our Head of Secretariat Joohee Rand will be moderating an IMM Success Stories session with Signatory and GIIN member representatives Maria Teresa Zappia of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, Milena Bertram of Finance in Motion, and Shade Duffy of AXA Investment Managers! Through a panel discussion and interactive breakout activity, we will explore the evolving impact measurement and management standards, tools, and frameworks that leading impact investors use throughout the investment lifecycle to establish a robust impact practice with real results. Hear how investors connect impact practice, performance and data by leveraging the Impact Principles, GIIN Impact Performance benchmarking, and IRIS+ metrics. It will also be an opportunity to collaborate with peers and engage in dynamic conversations about how we can improve the impact practice as a field to drive the best impact outcomes at scale with greater capital invested for impact. The session will take place on Thursday, October 24, from 2:00 to 3:15 PM, and it is open to all Impact Forum attendees. We hope to see you there! #impactprinciples #IMM #impactmanagement

The Impact Principles are excited to be in Amsterdam for the #GIINForum2024! We look forward to hosting two events at the Forum specifically for Impact Principles Signatories and invited guests, including prospective Signatories and asset owners and allocators. 🍽️ SIGNATORY LUNCHEON  At our annual Signatory Luncheon, the Secretariat will share updates and invite collective reflections on the Impact Principles’ future direction, including through an intimate fireside chat with Danielle Brassel of Zurich Insurance (our future Advisory Board convenor), Maria Teresa Zappia of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (our former convenor), and Sapna Shah of The Global Impact Investing Network (our host). Often the biggest gathering of Signatories every year, the Signatory Luncheon is an excellent opportunity to experience the Impact Principles community and connect with like-minded peers committed to shaping the growing impact investing market with best practices in impact management. 💡 DFI IMPACT ROUNDTABLE  We also look forward to hosting an interactive peer conversation at the end of the Impact Forum’s first day specifically for our DFI and MDB Signatories, led by IFC - International Finance Corporation and featuring discussants from British International Investment, IDB Invest, and Proparco. Through their market development and capacity-building roles to mobilize private capital flows in frontier and emerging markets, DFIs are essential partners in helping the Impact Principles grow as the global standard for impact management. This discussion will explore the active role DFIs can play in supporting the awareness, rapid adoption, and implementation of the Impact Principles and impact management best practices by investors, including private sector asset owners and allocators. To learn more, please visit impactprinciples.org or reach out to us at secretariat@impactprinciples.org #impactprinciples #impactinvesting #impactmananagement #IMM Pablo Fajnzylber, Rob Davies, Barberousse Guillaume, Joohee Rand

Welcoming Schneider Electric as a Signatory to the Impact Principles!   A French multinational focused on energy management and industrial automation, Schneider Electric is an innovator in corporate impact investing. Since 2009, Schneider Electric has been strengthening its impact investing practice, launching with like-minded partners and managing investment vehicles (SEEA and SEEAA) and co-investing for impact as an anchor LP in others. Schneider Electric targets social and environmental impact for a just energy transition globally - across topics like decarbonization, clean energy access and adoption, and inclusive economy. We are delighted to welcome Schneider Electric as an Impact Principles Signatory, our first among non-financial corporate impact investors, and we look forward to working together to further engage this significant and growing sector of the impact market. #impactinvesting #impactprinciples

🙏 Thank you to our former Advisory Board Members! 🙏 As we welcome our new Impact Principles Advisory Board members (see our recent announcement https://lnkd.in/eBvnbdv6), we would like to express our deep gratitude to our outgoing members for their dedication and service over the years: Shade Duffy of AXA Investment Managers, Barberousse Guillaume of Proparco, and Rekha Unnithan, CFA of Nuveen, a TIAA company. They have been key collaborators and contributed to the strategy, growth, and success of the Impact Principles over the past years, and we look forward to continuing to work closely in the future and benefiting from their wisdom and expertise in the field. See below for their reflections on their role as Signatories and Advisory Board members, as well as the future of the Impact Principles. #impactprinciples #impactinvesting #IMM Danielle Brassel, Kathleen Yaworsky, Shami Nissan, Rob Davies, Maria Teresa Zappia, Jennifer Pryce, Alessandro Maffioli, Dina Pons, Julie Wallace, Monica Brand Engel, Catherine Macaulay, CFA, Secil Yildiz, Andrew Lee, Pablo Fajnzylber, Amit Bouri, Joohee Rand

Thank you for your leadership, Maria Teresa Zappia of Blue Orchard Finance, grateful to continue serving with you. Shade Duffy, Rekha Unnithan, CFA Barberousse Guillaume it has been awesome working alongside of you all. Looking forward to continuing to be a member of the Advisory Board with new colleagues to support the future growth of the Impact Principles as a market standard for investors seeking impact integrity.

I'm honored to have been elected to serve on the Impact Principles Advisory Board on behalf of Accion and alongside such an incredible group of Signatories and individuals. #impactinvesting #impactmanagement

📣 Announcing our 2024 Impact Principles Advisory Board! 📣 We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 Advisory Board election as well as our new Convenor, Danielle Brassel of Zurich Insurance Group. A huge thank you to all our nominees and to all the Signatories who submitted ballots. We also express our deepest gratitude to our current Convenor, Maria Teresa Zappia of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, for her extraordinary leadership, and to the three current Advisory Board members whose term will end in November, Shade Duffy (AXA Investment Managers), Rekha Unnithan, CFA (Nuveen, a TIAA company) and Barberousse Guillaume (Proparco), for their invaluable support for the Impact Principles. Our full new Advisory Board roster includes the following individuals representing their Signatory and Host organizations: ⭐ NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS (2024 - 2028) - Kathleen Yaworsky, Accion International - Dina Pons, Incofin Investment Management - Monica Brand Engel, Quona Capital - Catherine Macaulay, CFA, Schroders plc. - Secil Yildiz, Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (Kalkınma Yatırım Bankası) 🔁 RE-ELECTED MEMBERS (2024-2028): - Shami Nissan, Actis - Julie Wallace, LeapFrog Investments 🌻 CURRENT MEMBERS (2024-2026): - Danielle Brassel, Zurich Insurance Group (Convenor) - Rob Davies, British International Investment - Maria Teresa Zappia, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (Previous Convenor) - Jennifer Pryce, Calvert Impact - Alessandro Maffioli, IDB Invest - Andrew Lee, UBS Group AG 🤝 HOSTS (Standing): - Amit Bouri, The Global Impact Investing Network (Host) - Pablo Fajnzylber, IFC - International Finance Corporation (Initial Host) We look forward to working with this outstanding group of Advisory Board members to amplify our mission and strategy, elevating impact practice and integrity as a driver of capital mobilization and ultimately impact outcomes at scale. Read brief messages from our Convenors by scrolling below, and see the full announcement on our website: https://lnkd.in/e_23bmuj #impactprinciples #impactinvesting #impactmanagement #IMM

On Monday we held a Climate Week Happy Hour, the first joint event for Impact Principles Signatories and The Global Impact Investing Network Members! 🌍🥂 With over 100 attendees, we were glad to see many familiar faces and make new connections with impact practitioners committed to addressing global environmental and social challenges. Against the growing urgency of the climate crisis, we were reminded that we need not only individual bold and high-impact actions, but more collaboration to align and mutually reinforce all our actions to create real systemic change. Thank you to UBS Global Wealth Management for hosting the event and for your ongoing support. #climateweeknyc #impactinvesting #impactprinciples The Global Impact Investing Network, Andrew Lee, Amit Bouri, Joohee Rand

Signatory voting is now open for the Impact Principles Advisory Board election! Comprised of senior leadership representatives of the Signatory organizations, the Impact Principles Advisory Board plays an important role in advising the Secretariat and helping shape the strategy, implementation, and evolution of the Impact Principles. Advisory Board members also promote the Impact Principles as the global standard for integrating impact throughout the investment lifecycle with integrity. Six seats are up for election this year for which we've received 17 outstanding nominations from Signatory organizations and individuals. This is an exciting time to join the Advisory Board as we work to implement the strategic plan for the next phase of the Impact Principles, promoting integrity and rigor in impact practice as a driving force for scale and impact outcomes. 🖋 SIGNATORIES: You received an email with the full ballot and nominee profiles. Please submit your ballots by SEPTEMBER 18th. 🙏 We are grateful to all nominees for their commitment and support for their Impact Principles and to all our current and past Advisory Board members for their service. Click here to read more about our current Advisory Board: https://lnkd.in/eTGmiccU #impactprinciples #impactinvesting