The soft-spoken former civil servant has done more than perhaps anyone to shape the UK impact investing space. As he begins a new role at the LSE, Kieron Boyle shares what he learned in Whitehall – and what keeps him sane in a “marathon” career.
Report from Nick Hurd-led group of leaders says development finance institutions need to find more effective ways to mobilise private capital for impact in emerging economies if world is to meet SDGs.
Some things are a matter of personal taste, but the only way to figure out how damaging or beneficial companies are to people and planet is to put a price tag on impact. Some people have started doing it – and the findings are striking.
OPINION: Coca-Cola did $3bn-worth of environmental damage in 2019, and the negative health impact of Danone’s products was nearly $8bn, reveals a new accounting approach. The time is up for self-serving, inaccurate ESG reporting.
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment appoints former UK minister to role, although social investment pioneer Ronald Cohen has emphasised he isn’t ‘hanging up his boots’ just yet.
INTERVIEW: Putting a price tag on a company’s social and environmental impact is the only way to demonstrate its true profit and loss, believes Sir Ronald Cohen, who is now focusing on driving forward the next accounting revolution.
Head of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Project sets out his vision for true impact transparency as he emphasises that existing sustainability accounting approaches focus too much on risk.
Founders of new Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers pledge to work towards a just, sustainable economy for everyone as Sir Ronald Cohen recognises key role for legal experts.
