My second research project with The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) led to a ‘how-to” piece: how to use IRIS+ impact measurement tools to build an impact portfolio, a report with me as a co-author. The report focuses on the investment strategy phase of how to achieve both impact and financial goals, using the example of a single asset class portfolio in the private markets. The report is titled “Using IRIS+ to Build an Impact Portfolio”, February 2021. Read more for the synopsis of the report.

My research project with The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) on impact investing while targeting risk-adjusted market rate returns through real assets and in private markets led to a detailed industry publication with me as a co-author. The report is titled ‘Impact Investing Decision-Making: Insights on Financial Performance, January 2021”. Read more for the synopsis of the report:

Climate Change is a much talked about issue now, with discussions around carbon emissions and efforts towards de-carbonization. Less recognized, but equally important is the issue of water scarcity. The implications of water stress are huge, and capital markets are becoming cognizant of this, creating financial instruments linked to water and thus converting water into a new asset class!

Climate change (and the corresponding mitigation efforts) are impacting many parts of the economy and financial markets, a phenomenon also known as transition risks. These structural changes will impact well-known relationships between many variables. One likely impact would be to weaken the well-known strong positive correlation between Crude Oil and Copper