Impact investing

San Francisco-based bank the latest to prioritise social impact investment

Access, the UK-based Foundation for Social Investment, has selected asset manager Rathbones to manage its government-funded £60m (€70.2m) endowment with a mandate to maximise social impact and generate positive financial returns. Access launched in early 2015 with funding from UK government department the Cabinet Office, social funder the Big Lottery Fund and social investor Big […]

Leading investor warns against “SDG-washing”

The round-up of the latest responsible funds news

Latest in a series of ESG investments from insurance giant

Initiative could be a blueprint for other member states

Double Impact fund aims to scale firms’ social and environmental impact

Social investment body is in talks with the savings and pension industry

Initiative comes from US consultancy Tideline

Plans coincide with changes to make ‘EuVECA’ and ‘EuSEF’ funds more open