Edward Mason
“We have reached the point where responsible investing is unstoppable, but it’s still coming of age.” Edward Mason, Church Commissioners for England
This makes it hard for investors to comprehend their impact which is why we are moving towards simpler ways to transcribe investment results, like the reduction in carbon emissions through your investment is equivalent to three London to New York return flights. We need to realise that we are not always addressing a panel of experts and explaining the impact of an investment in layman’s terms can go a long way to convincing them of the importance of these dimen- sions. Bhatia: We were confused as an early investor as to how we measure a diversified portfolio of impact investments. Something in biotech venture capital is very different from a housing fund. What kind of metrics can we use?
What we found helpful is the Impact Management Project, which sets out the ABC of impact investing, negative screening, responsible investing and sustainability. It puts the five dimensions of impact investing – who, what, where, when and how – in a logical frame- work and communicates a high level of measurement. Then it is down to investors and managers as to how they might want to refine and develop that into more granular detail. Deakin: Managers and consultants having trouble managing client expectations creates an impression that there is a barrage of demand heading straight for them and that they are overwhelmed by this tidal wave. It is a far more complex picture than that. There are push and pull factors at play.
12 November 2019 portfolio institutional roundtable: Responsible investing
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