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So happy to launch this opportunity to highlight the best and most innovative sustainable investment achievements by asset owners and fund selectors. There is no better time to push the boundaries of what can be achieved. Feel free to DM me if you want to make a third party nomination for one or more of the 6 categories: 1. Most innovative sustainable/impact mandate for large institutions. 2. Most innovative sustainable/impact mandate for small & medium institutions. 3. Best improvement or initiative regarding internal ESG/ impact investment analysis. 4. Most successful corporate engagement. 5. Most meaningful in-house diversity progress. 6. Most effective external sustainability-related communication initiative.

How is Generali Investments supporting sustainability through its investments? We asked Filippo Casagrande, Chief Investment Steering & Sustainability Officer of our business unit, to delve deeper into how Generali Investments champions sustainability through its investment strategies and to provide an update on the progress of our engagement activities.   👉 Watch the full video

True Corporation’s Head of Investor Relations Naureen Quayum explains how new generations of investors will power up sustainable investing. ESG is becoming more important in Asia as there is a new generation of socially and environmentally conscious investors. Compared to CSR, ESG is a more rigorous framework to hold organizations accountable with solid environmental, social and governance principles. One such framework is the S&P 500’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which analyzes companies across 1,000 data points in the ESG dimensions. . For six years in a row, True Corporation has ranked first in the telecommunications services industry, earning it a spot on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. With True Corporation’s stock price up over 100% since January 1, Naureen seems to be building investors' trust at a record pace. . Find out more https://lnkd.in/gXNGWRj9

🎉 We are proud and happy to announce another sponsor of the 26th Annual Conference Embracing Diversity for Inclusive Finance. 🌍 responsAbility Investments AG is a leading impact asset manager specializing in private market investments across three investment themes to directly contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Financial Inclusion, to finance the growth of Micro & SMEs; Climate Finance, to contribute to a net zero pathway; and Sustainable Food, to sustainably feed an ever-growing population. All responsAbility investment solutions target specific measurable impact alongside market returns. Since its inception in 2003, responsAbility has deployed over USD 15.4 billion in impact investments. With over 270 employees collaborating across eight offices, as of 31 December 2023 the company manages USD 4.8 billion in assets across approximately 280 portfolio companies in 69 countries. Since 2022 responsAbility is part of M&G plc, the international savings, and investments business, and contributes to enhancing M&G’s capabilities in impact investing. Find out more: www.responsability.com 🔗Register today: https://bit.ly/2024mfc #2024MFC #microfinance #socialeconomy #EU

As a sustainable and responsible investor, in addition to expanding its ESG investment strategy in 2023, VIG also took the opportunity to actively start a dialogue with invested companies an potentially investable companies terms of ESG topics. Find out more in our Engagement Report 2023 👉https://bit.ly/3ykkiyB #vigESG #vigSustainability

Les semaines se suivent… et ne se ressemblent pas! This week, the FR office of Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management is welcoming 2 of our Small-caps PMs. In this very special day for me, I was happy to introduce Jan Willem Berghuis, Head of Small-Caps, and Ingmar Schaefer 🌱🌿🌳, PM within our European Small-Caps team, to some of our dear French clients/ partners during passionate one to ones meetings. The debate is out: « is this the moment to invest in Small-Caps? ». And you, are your ready? To be continued tomorrow… #SmallCaps #ESG #sustainableinvestment #areyouready?

Ever wondered whether #ESG is important for the #privateequity space and how it can make a difference? My brother in-law Rupert Clark-Lowes is hosting an interesting webinar shedding some light on the latest #research and #PE firm's performance in relation to #ESG. Tune in if you want to learn more. Orbis Advisory Ltd William Clark-Lowes #responsibleinvesting #impactinvesting #ESGinvesting

HETI RIPORT #deloitte Sustainability is quickly becoming a categorical imperative for private equity firms. As frequent whole or majority owners of their holdings, General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) have unique access to the data and operations of European private companies worth €744 billion1 — something many investors in public companies could only dream of. They hold influential roles on the boards or management teams of these companies, have reasonably long investment horizons (3-12 years), and, with assets under management already exceeding €1.15 trillion,1 they play a significant role in global economic outcomes. It’s therefore no surprise that PE is the most highly represented asset class when it comes to impact investing.2

Does integrating ESG make financial sense for VC-backed companies? ❓ A booklet published by VentureESG shows how 27 European VCs have approached ESG with tangible examples. On pages 37-38, our ESG Lead, Mona Saurén, shares four concrete instances where we’ve elevated operational sustainability within our portfolio. For the broader VC industry, this report provides hundreds of tailored resources on ESG, representing a significant step forward for the field. ⛰️ 🌍