We help institutional investors understand the big picture, or “systems-level,” context of their portfolio-level decisions. This is important because “systems-level” events, such as economic crises, ecosystems under stress, and societies in turmoil can disrupt the best-laid plans of investors and cost them dearly. Even seemingly “local” issues are now having much greater impact than they once did as the world becomes increasingly interconnected.
From the op-ed: “As responsible investment in its various forms makes increasing inroads into the investment community, the question of how such investors set their goals and measure their progress toward…
Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and the global financial community has responded with a series of investing frameworks, stock exchanges and activities to encourage private investment…
On February 8th, 2018, TIIP and Morningstar co-hosted an event that explored the ways in which investors can now go beyond ESG and impact measurement and reporting at the portfolio level…
This webinar from Monday, March 26, 2018 offered an overview of our latest report, Measuring Effectiveness: Roadmap to Assessing System-level and SDG Investing. This report provides investors with a breakthrough roadmap for…
The principle aim of the Purpose of Finance project, launched by the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in Spring 2017 with the publication of “The Purpose of Finance”, is to help…
Check out the GIIN’s recently released, “unashamedly ambitious”, vision for the future of impact investing. Central to this future? Paradigm shifts and systemic change. From the overview: “The Roadmap for…
Edward Waitzer, a partner and head of the corporate governance group at Stikeman Elliott LLP, recently wrote in an op-ed for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) about the…
In the following Forbes op-ed, Dr. Bob Eccles reviews TIIP’s new report on Measuring Effectiveness: Roadmap to Assessing System-level and SDG Investing. From the op-ed: “Companies and investors are being asked…
Check out the following recording of the TIIP and Morningstar event that provided a pre-release look at TIIP’s latest report, Measuring Effectiveness: Roadmap to Assessing System-level and SDG Investing. This report provides investors…
“Roadmap” report offers guidance for measuring effectiveness of system-level and SDG Investing; Applies in-depth example to addressing SDG on Climate Action Webinar on March 26th at 1 PM ET to Review…
POSITION DESCRIPTION The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) is seeking a full-time Research Assistant in its New York, NY office. Under the supervision of TIIP’s CEO and President, the Research Assistant…
Event Overview On February 8th, 2018, The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) and Morningstar will co-host an event that explores the ways in which investors can now go beyond ESG and…
TIIP is excited to share this monthly update to our growing network of asset owners, advisors, and managers focused on system-level investing. This update helps investors stay current – and get ahead…
In November, TIIP added 17 new asset manager profiles to round out our database of asset owners and managers focused on system-level investing, bringing the total number of profiles to…
In this new report Effective Investing for the Long Term: Intentionality at Systems Level—written by Steve Lydenberg, William Burckart, and Jessica Ziegler—TIIP examines the strategies that more and more investors…
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Of particular interest from the point of view of systems-level considerations are the commitments of PGGM to exploring policies and practices that intentionally emphasize solutions to underlying systems-level challenges as well as self-organization through field building and thought leadership.
By allocating several billion Euros of its assets under management to a portfolio that is “investing in solutions for sustainable development,” PGGM brings to its investment approach a sharp focus on issues that “contribute to ‘financial ambition’ with regular risk and return expectations” and at the same time are “intended to support positive impact on at least one of [its] selected themes” (Klop 2016). It has focused on four themes with environmental and societal challenges that that address systems-levels considerations: climate change, water scarcity, healthcare, and food security.
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, we’re beginning to see large investors adopt broader, “system-level” strategies; in fact, we believe this is the next step in the evolution of investment. Our most recent study of 50 institutional investors with total assets/assets under management of $17 trillion supports this belief. We help our clients think practically about the risks and opportunities of this big picture approach to investment. Learn more about us or subscribe today.
