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May 5, 2024

Establishing standards for impact investing that go beyond just measurement

Schroders

Summarizing a webinar with Schroders' Whitney Sweeney (Investment Director, Sustainability), Maria Teresa Zappia (Global Head of Impact, Schroders and BlueOrchard), and Catherine Macaulay (Co-Head of Impact Management), and Bluemark CEO Christina Leijonhufvud, this article highlights the Operating Principles for Impact Management and IRIS+ as "leading industry standards...that have been critical in establishing impact integrity in private markets."

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Newest IRIS+ impact theme now live: Climate Adaptation and Resilience

December 2024: The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is proud to have launched its Climate Adaptation and Resilience theme, supported by Omidyar Network India and developed in partnership with Winrock International. Watch a recording of the December 2023 launch of the theme's beta version in Navigating Impact below.

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GIIN launches Forestry Impact Performance Benchmark

The fourth in the GIIN Impact Lab's suite of Impact Performance Benchmarks, this tool allows investors to assess impact performance across forestry investments, compare their performance anonymously against peer groups and track progress toward sustainable forestry practices and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Explore the benchmark and submit your data within the Analytics section of your IRIS+ dashboard or through the link to the GIIN website below.

View the Forestry benchmark

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Updated Alignment - IRIS+ and the B Impact Assessment

The GIIN and B Lab teams worked together to update the existing alignment between the BIA and IRIS+. This alignment allows users to identify where there are correlations between BIA indicators and IRIS metrics, thus enabling harmonization of data between the two.
Launch of Joint Impact Indicators (JII)

The JII are a subset of the HIPSO indicators and the IRIS Catalog of Metrics in topics that are universal across investments (i.e. not sector-specific), including Gender, Jobs and Climate. The JII provide the shared high-level indicators that impact investors can use to measure and communicate on their activities across sectors, themes, and/or categories.
New Theme Launch - Sustainable Agriculture

On March 18, 2021, the GIIN--in partnership with the Croatan Institute--launched the Sustainable Agriculture theme in the Navigating Impact Project.
New Guidance - Using IRIS+ to Build an Impact Portfolio Construction

This introductory document outlines how to use IRIS+ to inform investors’ decision-making when building an impact portfolio, enhancing their ability to achieve their impact and financial goals.
Updated Alignment - IRIS+ and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)

The GIIN worked closely with the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) to create the alignment between IRIS+ and the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI) Benchmark Survey.
Webinar: Impact Investing Decision-Making: Insights on Financial Performance

The GIIN presented key findings from the recently released report, Impact Investing Decision-making: Insights on Financial Performance, and heard from panelists from Incofin and UBS.
Webinar: Introduction to IMM and IRIS+ for Southeast Asia

This webinar provided an introduction to Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) and IRIS+, the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact for investors in Southeast Asia.
ImpactAlpha: Investments in Financial Inclusion and Agriculture Deliver Impact
Devex Opinion: 5 Ways Impact Management Can Jump-Start Latin America and the Caribbean's Recovery
Devex: Key Takeaways From The Future of Development Finance
NewsDio: Impact Investing Trends That Are Changing the World
IRIS+ Publishes Use Case with Asha Impact

Published in October 2020, this document showcases how Asha Impact uses IRIS+ to support its Impact Measurement and Management practice.

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