This is the first article in a series of JANA Spark articles related to modern slavery.  In future articles we will cover modern slavery risk from an investment manager perspective and a custodian perspective.

JANA continues to engage with our impacted managers to ensure they fully understand the implications of the SFDR and are well-informed and ready for when the Level 2 requirements are finalised.  Furthermore, we must ensure they do not lose sight of the bigger picture of generating investment returns for our clients.

Impact investing with its dual goals of positive impact as well as market-rate return, presents a growing and appealing prospect for environmentally and/or socially conscious institutional investors. This pack provides an overview of what private equity impact investing is, how the market has evolved, and given it’s opportunities and challenges JANA’s recommendation on how to best access the space.

A growing appreciation of sustainability and understanding of the importance and role of nature drove the landmark UK review The Economics of Biodiversity this year.