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Some (almost) end of year reflections on the start of the #ImpactPerformanceReportingNorms pilot program. Featuring takeaways from the first two webinars, upcoming events and recent impact reports that reference the Norms! Thanks for the great collaboration Jocelyne Ozdoba, Joohee Rand, Henry Vehslage, Mohit Saini, Gianluca Gaggiotti, Heike Schmitz, Julian Frede, Lisa Knob, Charlotte O'Leary, David Krivanek, David Brown, Hugh Stanley, Tafadzwa Goodman Nyagano , MBA (GIBS), ACCA, Susan Ngatia, Fredrick Ndege, Diane Kulju

We’re happy to announce that Impact Frontiers is a Network Partner of the Impact Valuation Hub initiative coordinated by Social Value International. The Hub is a coalition of investors interested in strengthening impact valuation practices. The launch event is November 21. Registration is available here: https://lnkd.in/eAxZXc-K #ImpactValuation #ImpInv #ImpactManagement

Yesterday, Mike McCreless (Executive Director, Impact Frontiers) joined Michele Demers (Founder and CEO, Boundless Impact Research & Analytics), Daniel Firger (Advisor, Sustainable Finance, Bezos Earth Fund) and Kelly Gauthier (President, Rally Assets) to lead the "GP workshop: the measurement & metrics of impact performance" at #ImpactNA24, discussing a range of pressing issues around impact reporting. Updates on the Impact Performance Reporting Norms are available here: https://lnkd.in/ggAJ6zPh #ImpInv #PrivateMarkets #IMM

The Mizuho Impact Forum, held on October 10, 2024 as part of the Japan Weeks hosted by the Japanese Financial Services Agency, was themed “Impact and Corporate Value,” focusing on how businesses can engage with increasingly impact-oriented financial markets. Featuring keynote speeches and panel discussions by industry leaders, investors, policymakers, and international experts, the forum delved into impact strategies for businesses and financial institutions. Impact Frontiers Director Nao Sudo (Iwamoto) joined a panel on “Impact and Corporate Value” with leaders from publicly traded corporations engaged in impact and non-financial information disclosure, financial authorities, and life insurance companies moderated by Minako Takaba of Asset Management One. Nao contributed to the discussion by providing the foundational concepts of IMM and introducing different methods for quantifying impact. She also highlighted the importance of impact risk-return viewed through the lens of the end-beneficiary, integrating both business and impact perspectives. The forum concluded with a networking reception, fostering further discussions and connections among participants, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts to advance impact strategies in Japan’s financial markets. Congratulations to the Mizuho FG Sustainable Business team for hosting a great event! Kotaro Sueyoshi Keigo Yoshimura #IMM #ImpInv #ImpactManagement 金融庁が開催する「Japan Weeks」の一環で2024年10月10日に開催された「みずほインパクトフォーラム」は、「インパクトと企業価値」をテーマに、企業としてインパクト志向に変化しつつある金融資本市場にどのように向き合うかに焦点が当てられました。業界リーダー、投資家、政策立案者、国際的な専門家による基調講演とパネルディスカッションが行われ、企業および金融機関のインパクト戦略について議論が深まりました。 Impact Frontiersのディレクター?須藤は、アセットマネジメントOneの?鷹羽美奈子?氏がモデレーター務めた「インパクトと企業価値」をテーマとしたパネルディスカッションにインパクト?非財務情報開示に取り組む上場事業会社、金融当局、アセットオーナとしての生命保険会社?と共にパネリストとして参加しました。須藤は、インパクトマネジメントの基本的な概念を紹介し、インパクトの定量化における様々な方法を提示しました。また、インパクトのリスク?リターンは最終受益者の視点から考えるべきであり、ビジネスとインパクトの両方の視点を統合することの重要性を強調しました。 フォーラムはネットワーキング?レセプションで締めくくられ、参加者間でさらに議論が交わされ、インパクト戦略の進展に向けた協力の重要性が強調されました。 末吉さん、吉村さんをはじめとするみずほFGサステナブルビジネス部のみなさま、お招きいただきありがとうございました。 ＃インパクト投資　＃インパクトマネジメント

Today Matt Ripley (Director, Impact Frontiers) led an interactive session on the Impact Performance Reporting Norms at #2024AVPAConference in Nairobi. A big thank you to everyone who participated! The full draft of the Reporting Norms is available here: https://lnkd.in/ggAJ6zPh If you would like to find out more about the Reporting Norms, or pilot them, please email us: [email protected] #ImpactReportingNorms #ImpInv #ImpactManagement

Tomorrow (November 6) is the first feedback webinar for the recently published discussion document "Guidance on Advancing Social Equity Through Impact Management." We'd love to hear your thoughts! You can register in advance here: https://lnkd.in/ekSMzrtb (9am San Francisco / 12pm New York / 5pm London) More details are available here: https://lnkd.in/eBKWu49m

Pensions for Purpose and Impact Frontiers are partnering to deliver an in-person masterclass to provide understanding on how asset owners can use impact reports to inform engagement and allocation decisions.? ? This masterclass will take place in London on 16 January 2025, from 10:30-14:00 GMT including lunch, and will center around the Impact Performance Reporting Norms (version 1 was released in April 2024, and is available here: https://lnkd.in/e7-JMFD9).? ? The speakers will be Matt Ripley and Mike McCreless of Impact Frontiers, hosted by David Brown of Pensions for Purpose. ? Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your knowledge and influence the future of impact reporting. More information, and a registration link, is available here: https://lnkd.in/dSuxH96g ? #ImpactInvesting #ImpactReporting #PensionsForPurpose

The Impact Disclosure Taskforce recently published their Impact Disclosure Guidance, which is available here:?https://lnkd.in/dFtzPwvr The Taskforce is a network of financial institutions, capital markets participants, and industry stakeholders convened to draft voluntary guidance for entity-level impact disclosure. Impact Frontiers was happy to provide input to the development of this guidance. The Impact Performance Reporting Norms are listed as a resource to help with independent reviews of Sustainable Development Impact Disclosures that are developed following the Taskforce’s guidance. #ImpactManagement #ImpInv #ReportingNorms

On November 13th, Mike McCreless (Executive Director, Impact Frontiers) will speak at the Impact & Transition Investor Summit: North America 2024 in New York. Mike, Daniel Firger (Advisor, Sustainable Finance,?Bezos Earth Fund) and Kelly Gauthier (President,?Rally Assets) will lead the "GP workshop: the measurement & metrics of impact performance," which will address the following questions: ? Is reporting being done for reporting’s sake? ? How are advances and innovation in impact benchmarking being felt in the reporting sphere? ? What can be done to ease the cost burden (both monetary and time) of doing impact reporting well? ? What are the best practice norms that are emerging? You can use the code ImpactNA24_Speaker for 10% off a delegate pass to attend the conference: https://lnkd.in/eamNvHec #ImpactNA24 #PrivateMarkets #IMM

In 2024, Impact Frontiers is developing guidance on emerging impact management practices for investors pursuing positive social equity outcomes. This initiative seeks to fill a critical gap: while more investors are adopting strategies to promote social equity, knowledge about how to measure, manage, and report on the impact of these efforts has not kept pace. Acknowledging the multidisciplinary nature of impact management for social equity, we began with an in-depth literature review and collaborated with the expert partners listed below to integrate best practices from both investing and related fields: ? Erika Seth Davies: Chief Executive Officer at Rhia Ventures and Founder of The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL)? ? Tynesia Boyea-Robinson: Founder, President and CEO, CapEQ ? Catherine Clark: Faculty Director at CASE at Duke and Founding Director of the CASE i3 Initiative on Impact Investing, along with team member Carrie Gonnella ? Rebecca Fries: CEO and Co-founder of Value For Women Ltd., along with team member Asya Troychansky ? Heather Krause, PStat: Founder of We All Count The resulting discussion document guidance — "Guidance on Advancing Social Equity Through Impact Management" — is organized according to four steps on impact management and focuses on areas of impact management where social equity objectives may require additional considerations or distinct approaches. The discussion document is available here: https://lnkd.in/es5sgBHy We are inviting feedback on the discussion document via public consultation through December 2, 2024. Responses are welcome via whichever medium listed below is most convenient for you: ? E-mail written responses directly to: [email protected] ? Join an interactive webinar; please register in advance here: https://lnkd.in/eBKWu49m ? Discuss in our online forum: https://lnkd.in/e8ksyrza This project was supported by the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing. More information about this project is available here: https://lnkd.in/eBKWu49m #impactmanagement #socialequity #impinv