Impact investing: from ambition to tangible change
Why impact investing?
More investors are opting to go beyond sustainability risk considerations to support positive, tangible change through impact investing. Many innovative companies and projects may have the potential to drive real change. Investors’ capital can help these enterprises scale, innovate, and grow - helping to create environmental and social value.
Impact investors connect the pursuit of risk-adjusted returns with the delivery of positive real-world outcomes, often aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For example, impact investors often align their approach to SDGs focused on climate, healthcare and education, supporting allocations to impact opportunities aligned with these themes.
Creating a strong and diversified strategy can be complex but rewarding. We’re here to help you determine where you are on your impact journey, partnering with you to identify themes, source and integrate potential opportunities into your portfolio, and report on and monitor your progress.
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Considerations for impact investing
Impact investing targets underserved areas of the global economy. For example, it aims to help meet the needs of the “bottom billion,” and addresses critical global problems such as climate change
How we can partner with you on your Impact journey
We’re here to help you identify the impact themes that matter most to you. Using our global scale and extensive manager research, we can help you source and integrate opportunities into your portfolio and provide clear reporting and monitoring of your progress.
Whether you’re seeking advice or you want us to work on your behalf through our investment solutions platform, we can tailor, and flex, our services to the way that suits you best.
- 1 Set and build strategy
- 2 Invest
- 3 Measure and report
We can work with you on setting your objectives and impact KPIs to build an ambitious impact strategy.
We will help you explore which impact themes may provide attractive opportunities to meet your risk, returns and impact objectives.
We can help you embed impact opportunities throughout your portfolio by supporting you in designing and implementing portfolios, as well as conducting impact due diligence.
We work flexibly with clients to find their preferred implementation route, from advisory and multi-client solutions to bespoke portfolios.
We can help you measure your impact with science-driven frameworks, undertake impact engagement with managers, and deliver reporting dashboards supported by case studies and key metrics.
We support clients with credible and effective impact management on an ongoing basis.
Mercer’s Private Markets Impact Solutions
From rising power demand to shifting consumption patterns and aging populations, megatrends are transforming economies and redefining what resilience means for investors.
We help investors turn impact ambition into investable private market solutions that can help strengthen portfolios and seek to deliver measurable real-world outcomes.
These shifts are transforming entire systems and value chains. Private markets can provide access to investment opportunities that are building the next generation of solutions.
How we help
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Global access
Stay ahead in rapidly expanding markets with independent research and broad coverage. Through Mercer’s global network, we can help you generate new ideas and uncover innovation. -
Diversification
We can help build diversified exposure across strategies, vintages and managers, helping to reduce concentration risk and seek to improve portfolio balance over time. -
Expertise
Partner with Mercer’s dedicated private markets team, combining global research with practical implementation experience across the investment lifecycle. Find out more here. -
Impact framework
Our impact framework supports rigorous impact due diligence and enables clear reporting, helping our clients to communicate progress and outcomes with confidence. -
Real economy exposure
Private markets can help finance the companies and infrastructure behind climate, nature, and social resilience, supporting solutions where capital can seek tangible change. -
Flexible solutions
Tailored from intent to execution, aligned with your objectives and resources. We can be your partner for implementation, construction, and oversight.
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