All Thematic and impact investing articles
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Technical guideDefinitions for responsible investment approaches
Investors benefit from common definitions that enable them to describe their responsible investment practices precisely and consistently. The PRI has collaborated with the CFA Institute and the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) to refine and harmonise terminology. We have jointly defined the ‘essential elements’ of five responsible investment approaches: ‘screening’, ...
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WebinarNavigating responsible investment in passive strategies
In this webinar, we hear asset owner, investment manager and index provider views on how responsible investment is developing in the passive investment market and how they are tackling emerging issues in this area.
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Discussion paperClosing the funding gap: The case for ESG incorporation and sustainability outcomes in emerging markets
How investors can use responsible investment practices to manage risk and meet return objectives while working towards closing the emerging markets funding gap.
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Technical guideSeven guidelines for investors in inclusive finance
Inclusive finance has proven to be a successful approach to support social and business entrepreneurs, empower families and provide financial services to those that do not have access to regular banking.
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Technical guidePractical guide for investors in inclusive finance
Integrating the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance (PIIF) into the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Affordable housing
Affordable housing is crucial for social development and social equality; around 1.6 billion people are housed inadequately, of which around one billion live in slums and informal settlements.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture as a thematic investment is relatively new in the impact investing industry; but while few companies currently work or invest in this area, it is a growing market.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Green buildings
Green building projects are well known to companies in this field, as well as by investors and policy makers.
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Thought leadershipInitial considerations
While impact investing is a new paradigm for the investment community, there are still many gaps and issues that need to be addressed to take it to the mainstream.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Education
The World Bank identifies education as a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, global peace and stability.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency is often associated with clean technology companies, green energy enterprises and smart or eco products (such as washing machines that consume less energy or hybrid cars).
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Renewable energy
Non-conventional energy generation is one of the most well-known industries in the impact investing field, having evolved from an illiquid or early-stage impact market to a mainstream market in the past 15 years.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Inclusive finance
According to the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance (PIIF), about two billion adults – more than half of the world’s working population – are excluded from formal financial services.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Sustainable forestry
UN agencies and international conventions have created basic definitions and conditions for sustainable forestry, but these are not acknowledged or adopted by all countries.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Health
Access to health services and products is a basic human right as per the UN’s central mission.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map
Over the last decade, impact investing has shifted from a disruptive investment concept to a complex and rich investment ecosystem.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Water
Water is considered a multi-impact investment because it affects the microclimate, food supply, industrial chain, health, productivity and the environment overall.
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Technical guideThemed fixed income investing
Investment products such as green bonds are seen by many as a way of addressing ESG risks such as climate change and water scarcity.
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Technical guideUnderstanding the impact of your investments
How investors are measuring the impact of their E&S-themed investments
