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King's Impact Investing
Report on ESG
With this report we highlight some of the contemporary issues around the globe surrounding sustainable development. We begin by looking at the stock performance of Microsoft and Tesla both in terms of sustainability and finance in the form of stock pitches. We continue by highlighting some of the key ESG highlights of 2022 in articles, ranging from the COP27 and COP15 to the EU Combustion Engine Ban.
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kclimpact
Jun 5, 20215 min read
A journey to sustainable investing at Arabesque: A perspective from a former KCL student
The following interview represents Ms. Min Low’s own experience and is paraphrased for this article. May you give us an introduction to...
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Guntash Mangat
Dec 1, 20204 min read
Tokenising natural assets to combat climate change
Scientists and engineers are developing various technologies to overcome the challenges of climate change. For example the renewable...
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Nader Di Michele
Nov 27, 20203 min read
“Greenwashing”- A problem that doesn’t seem to disappear
ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) describes investments with the aim to contribute to the improvement of the...
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Guntash Mangat
Nov 4, 20203 min read
What is impact monetisation? Why is it important? What are the challenges?
An ‘impact’ is the net effect of a business on all of its stakeholders. It’s the difference between an outcome when a company exists and...
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Chance Calpas
Feb 11, 20202 min read
On the Importance of ESG Factors
Firms have been facing increasing pressure from investors, lenders, regulatory bodies, and even NGOs, to adopt ESG initiatives. Most...
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Chance Calpas
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Investing in Social Purpose Organisations
Typology The different types of Social Purpose Organisations (SPO’s) are as follows: charities, revenue generating social enterprises,...
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Mooky Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Mar 21, 20192 min read
Impact Investing in India
For the last one and a half year, India has seen an increase in mobile phone penetration and data. According to Roopa Kudva from Omidyar...
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Alexandra Damerau
Feb 28, 20192 min read
Tech for Good- Impact Through Technology
Solving social problems: Homelessness Currently, 320,000 people are experiencing homelessness across the UK. It is no longer an exception...
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Min Low
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Making an Impact: A Case Study of Palm Oil
After the banning of Iceland’s Christmas advert promoting their palm oil free products, Rang-Tan’s story has been viewed more than 13...
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Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Feb 5, 20192 min read
Impact Investing Stock Market
SVX is a Canadian impact investing firm based in Toronto. The corporation started 10 years ago and have one single aim: to move “towards...
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Chance Calpas
Jan 24, 20195 min read
Impact Measurement
Criteria and Constraints Impact investing differs from traditional, straightforward financial investments, in that it has the additional...
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Yana Markova
Jan 22, 20192 min read
How millennials drive the demand for sustainable investments
Sustainable investing has been on the rise for the past few years, throughout which asset and wealth managers have seen a big influx of...
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Shamsher Mann
Jan 18, 20194 min read
Serious About Sustainability - Is Apple the Company of the Future?
Apple is the world’s first trillion dollar company (as of late October 2018)- leading in technology, innovation and creativity. As of...
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Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Jan 17, 20193 min read
Impact investing, human rights and abilities to do both
Impact investing rests on the principle of “doing well by doing good.” This is achieved through promoting and encouraging individuals or...
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James Gray
Dec 13, 20183 min read
The Social Impact Bond
The Social Impact Bond is the brainchild of Social Finance, a non-profit organisation. Unlike a traditional bond, the SIB connects...
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Alexandra Damerau
Dec 5, 20183 min read
The Development of Impact Investing
According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the impact investing industry is worth $228 billion. Its rapid growth has led people to...
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Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Nov 28, 20182 min read
Careers opportunity at Morgan Stanley for impact investors
Morgan Stanley is an American multinational bank known for its investment bank and financial services. The bank is based in New York City...
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Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Nov 15, 20183 min read
The Future of Impact Investing
The future of impact investing is in the hands of the younger generation. We have all heard of millenials and Gen Z as being more...
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Konlawat Jarrunpattana
Oct 24, 20182 min read
Family Offices: a new avenue for young impact investors?
Impact investing is growing in popularity. According to Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) in 2016, investors hold around...
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Min Low, President
Sep 27, 20182 min read
Investing in Art
In 2015, the Arts Impact Fund is founded to ‘provide repayable finance to arts organisations with ambitions to grow, achieve great...
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