All Sustainable Development Goals articles – Page 6
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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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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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News and press
UN Alliance for SDG Finance
An estimated $5-7 trillion a year is needed to realise the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide.
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News and press
Five compelling reasons why investors should engage with the SDGs: PRI, PwC
The investment community should become more engaged with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to a new report, The SDG investment case, from the PRI and PwC on why the investment community should adopt an active role in achieving real world impact through implementation of the SDGs
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The SDGs as a risk framework
Many investors across Europe and North America have already started looking at ways to use the SDGs as a risk management tool.
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The SDGs will drive global economic growth
Growth in equity markets as a whole is ultimately driven by growth in the economy.
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Thought leadershipInvestors and the Sustainable Development Goals
Countries, NGOs, companies and investors are all needed to help achieve the 17 SDGs and the 169 underlying targets.
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The SDGs are an unavoidable consideration for "universal owners"
Large institutional investors can improve their long-term financial performance by encouraging sustainable economies and markets.
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Thought leadershipThe SDG investment case
Why the SDGs are relevant to institutional investors, why there is an expectation that investors will contribute, and the case for why investors should want to.
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The SDGs as a capital allocation guide
If investors believe that providing solutions to sustainability challenges offers attractive investment opportunities, they can implement investment strategies that explicitly target SDG themes and sectors.
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WebinarPRI in Person 2017: The case for the SDGs - Why should investors care and what can they do?
What is the investment case for the SDGs? How can asset owners allocate to the SDGs? What are early examples of adequately integrating SDGs in investment strategies and decisions?
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News and press
FCA Asset Management Market Study: Final Report
Today, the FCA published its asset management market study final report.
