It Takes an Ecosystem: Investor Leadership Network Releases White Paper on Collaborative Decarbonization Strategies
Toronto, March 31, 2025 – The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) has released a white paper, "It Takes an Ecosystem," highlighting the critical need for collaboration between governments, regulators, corporates, investors, and multilateral development banks (MDBs) to...
US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN, G20 FINANCE MINISTERS HIGHLIGHT WORK OF THE INVESTOR LEADERSHIP NETWORK AT THE G20 FINANCE MINISTERIAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO
July 29, 2024 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – United States Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, alongside South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, praised continued progress being made by members of the Investor Leadership Network and the Bellagio Private...
Amy Hepburn on Podcast During Milken Conference
ILN CEO Amy Hepburn had the privilege of joining Barbara Bickham on the Female VC Lab podcast at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in May. During the conversation, she delved into her unconventional path into finance, which has shaped her commitment to...
ILN PARTNERS WITH CLIMATE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FORUM EUROPE IN MAY 2024
Investor Leadership Network is delighted to announce its partnership with Climate Action for the 7th Annual Sustainable Investment Forum Europe taking place on the 2nd May with UNEP FI. The Forum will be a key platform for open dialogue with the sustainable investment...
Baringa Podcast — Approaches to transition finance with the Investor Leadership Network
In this episode of the Baringa Climate and Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, there is discussion about the importance of transition frameworks and the role of asset owners and managers in decarbonization with Annika Brouwer (Ninety One) and Astrid Hoegsted (Nordea)...
USTDA, Investor Leadership Network Partner to Mobilize Climate Finance
December 5, 2023 -- Arlington, VA – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and Investor Leadership Network (ILN) announced a new strategic partnership to help mobilize climate finance from ILN’s global coalition of institutional investors representing over $10...
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New report shows huge investment gap for meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs)
New report shows huge investment gap for meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs) November 30, 2023 (Toronto) – A new Investor Leadership Network-led report calls for the public sector to work more...
Strategies to achieve real world decarbonisation with the Investor Leadership Network
In this episode of the Baringa Climate and Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, Emily Farrimond is joined by Charly Bastard, Nathalie Wallace and Richard Manley from the Investor Leadership Network (ILN). Listen to hear about the ILN's most recent white paper titled...
ILN Partners with Climate Action ahead of COP 28
ILN is pleased to partner with Climate Action for the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023, which takes place as the largest multi-stakeholder event during COP28 in Dubai on the 4 – 5 December 2023. Register today: https://j1l.in/97hEc4 By partnering, it provides ILN...
ILN Releases Whitepaper on Transition and the Enabling Role of Taxonomies and Frameworks
TORONTO, October 17, 2023 –– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a global coalition of 14 leading institutional investors representing over $10 trillion AUM, is proud to announce the release of its latest white paper “Transition and the Enabling Role of Taxonomies...
Investor Leadership Network Welcomes M&G as Newest Member
Toronto, October 2, 2023 - The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) announced today that M&G - an international savings and investment company based in the UK, whose purpose is to help people manage and grow their investments responsibly - has officially joined the...
Investor Leadership Network Welcomes Future Fund as Newest Member
Toronto, September 27, 2023 - The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) announced today that the Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, has officially joined the esteemed group of global institutional investors, effective immediately. The Future Fund brings a...
Investing for the low carbon transition – turning portfolio targets into action | The Investor Leadership Network
"The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a global coalition of 13 leading institutional investors representing over $10 trillion AUM, is proud to announce the release of a new white paper that provides insights into real-world decarbonization strategies. Titled,...
Investor Leadership Network Releases White-Paper on Investment Strategies for Real-World Decarbonization
TORONTO, August 4, 2023–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a global coalition of 13 leading institutional investors representing over $10 trillion AUM, is proud to announce the release of a new white paper that provides insights into real-world decarbonization...
Green asset managers push on with energy transition
"An investor-led consortium has pledged a three-year deal to accelerate pension fund and institutional investments in sustainable infrastructure and the energy transition. The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) has the buy-in of the United States Treasury, The...
ESG round-up: ILN and US Treasury partner with investors on emerging market finance
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U.S. Treasury partners with CDPQ, managers on sustainable investing
"'Today, we are proud to announce that the Investor Leadership Network, which includes companies with a total of over $10 trillion in assets under management, has launched a new commitment to accelerate pension fund and institutional investments in emerging and...
Investor Leadership Network, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Launch Commitment to Mobilize Private Capital for Climate and Development
PARIS | June 23, 2023–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), with the leadership of CDPQ, Natixis Investment Managers, and Ninety One, launched a new commitment alongside United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Summit for a New Global...
ILN Climate Change Committee Meets for Annual In-Person Workshop
BOSTON and PARIS | June 21, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) convened its Climate Change Advisory Committee today for a working meeting to share and compare how asset managers and asset owners are navigating investing for the transition to a low carbon...
Investor Leadership Network and US Treasury Convene Successful Meeting on Mobilizing Private Capital for Climate and Global Development
BELLAGIO, ITALY | May 26, 2023 –- From May 22-26, the Investor Leadership Network (ILN) co-hosted a convening at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center on increasing institutional investment for climate and development in emerging markets, alongside co-host the...
Investor Leadership Network’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Meets in Paris to Advance Inclusive Finance
PARIS | May 3, 2023–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) convened its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee yesterday for a meeting hosted by ILN member Ardian in Paris. The meeting aimed to build on the work of ILN's Inclusive Finance Playbook launched...
Five Women Leading the Transition to a Sustainable Economy: And How You Can Attract Them
It is no secret that women are critical to the success of the global transition to a sustainable economy. Studies show that a 1% increase in the share of women managers within a firm leads to a 0.5% decrease in CO2 emissions. Furthermore, women are disproportionately...
How the World Bank Can Help Save the Planet
"Nick Autiello, vice president of environmental, social and governance strategy at State Street Corp. who's also director of impact at the Investor Leadership Network, said that as valid as such criticisms may be, delivering the energy transition in the timeframe...
A review of investor action on DE&I and a look ahead to 2023
"This year, the Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a G7 initiative, placed particular emphasis on inclusion in an effort to move the conversation away from quotas. 'In February, ILN's DE&I committee laid out key inclusion metrics to expand beyond checking boxes...
ILN CEO Council Gathers in New York City for Annual Meeting
NEW YORK CITY | Dec. 16, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) held its annual CEO Council meeting in New York City this week. The event was an opportunity for the ILN to review its progress in 2022 and outlined goals for the coming year, setting the bar higher...
Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program Graduates 33 Fellows
TORONTO | Dec. 15, 2022 –– The Investor Leadership Network’s (ILN) 2022 cohort of the Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program (SIFP) graduated today after a successful completion of the six month executive leadership program. Created in 2018, this...
Transition Investing and Blended Finance Top of Agenda for Institutional Investors at COP27: Reflections from The Investor Leadership Network
Many Investor Leadership Network (ILN) members traveled to Sharm-El-Sheikh last week to participate in COP27– the United Nations’ annual Climate Change Conference, which in its 27th year has been dubbed, “the implementation COP.” This tone of ‘moving from...
Implementation COP or credibility flop? Investor reflections on first week of COP27
"Blended finance also sat close to the top of the agenda for Amy Hepburn, CEO of the Investment Leadership Network (ILN), who regards it as the unofficial theme of COP27." Read more ...
ILN Receives Foundation Support for Blended Finance Leadership
TORONTO | October 14, 2022 ––The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) is pleased to share that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting the ILN’s leadership in sustainable finance with a grant. These resources will allow the ILN to further its leadership on...
Climate Week Roundtable (ILN and SMI): Five CEOs Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of Financing the Net Zero Transition
On September 22, during New York Climate Week, five leaders from across the financial sector joined a panel session at the Goals House to discuss how banks, insurers, asset owners and asset managers can work collaboratively to finance the global transition to net...
UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance to Convene High-level Forum on the Potential of Blended Finance
"The forum follows the release of a Call on Policymakers to facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions if the world is to achieve both the Paris climate goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Signed by UN Special...
Investors call on policymakers to derisk finance support for Paris Agreement and SDGs
"While the signatories note that capital for clean technology and sustainability is readily available and growing, they express concern that financial mechanisms aren’t being blended to ensure that capital is funnelled into EMDEs. Signatories to the call included UN...
Policymakers must support blended finance to achieve Paris climate goals and the SDGs, says Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
"In a call on policymakers– signed by UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney and UN High-Level Climate Action Champion, Nigel Topping and supported by the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Investor Leadership Network – the Alliance said...
Fusion the Positive Choice for Climate Impact
"Last year, the Investor Leadership Network (ILN), representing 14 global institutional investors with over US$9 trillion in AUM, called for the creation of a rolling pool of funds that offer first or second loss guarantees to blended finance vehicles funding...
Supranationals lack climate transition plans, says top Aviva exec
"The UK government recently announced mandatory requirements for listed companies and financial institutions to publish transition plans by 2023, while the influential Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has provided guidance on climate...
The ILN Launches its Net Zero Investor Playbook
"The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) released a Net Zero Investor Playbook which offers an inventory of approaches institutional investors are taking to transition investing and highlights key challenges: TORONTO | Sept. 21, 2022 –– The Investor Leadership Network...
New Net Zero Investor Playbook from Investor Leadership Network Guides Asset Owners and Asset Managers Through Portfolio Transitions
Investor Leadership Network’s new Net Zero Investor Playbook offers an inventory of approaches institutional investors are taking to transition investing and highlights key challenges TORONTO | Sept. 21, 2022 –– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) launched...
Nordea Asset Management and Ninety One Become Official Members of Investor Leadership Network
TORONTO | September 1, 2022 The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) is pleased to welcome Nordea Asset Management and Ninety One as official new members of the ILN, a global network of institutional investors committed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable and...
Nick Autiello Joins Investor Leadership Network Secretariat as Director of Impact
TORONTO | August 30, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) is pleased to welcome Nick Autiello to the ILN Secretariat as its new Director of Impact. In this role, Nick will work across the ILN and with key partners in the private, public and philanthropic...
ILN Begins Third Annual Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program for 34 New Fellows
TORONTO | June 2, 2022–– Academic instruction for the Investor Leadership Network’s (ILN) third annual Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program begins today. Created in 2018, this executive leadership program offers academic and practical training to...
ILN Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets in Boston and Paris to Compare Portfolio Transition Strategies
PARIS | May 19, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) convened its Climate Change Advisory Committee today for a working meeting to identify the most impactful portfolio management and investment strategies to move the global economy through a sustainable...
ILN CEO Amy Hepburn Joins Sustainable Finance Roundtable with Canadian Government
OTTOWA | May 18, 2022–– Amy Hepburn, CEO of the Investor Leadership Network (ILN), represented the ILN at a High-Level Roundtable for Sustainable Finance in Ottowa, Canada today to discuss the role of sustainable finance in addressing climate change and building a...
ILN Members Meet with The Prince of Wales, Secretary John Kerry, and Other Global Leaders in London
LONDON | May 13, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) joined the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s CEO Summit this week to discuss the transition to a sustainable economy with other CEOs and global leaders. The Prince of Wales’s Sustainable Markets...
“Investors telling managers: Show your progress”
"In March, the Investor Leadership Network, a group of institutional investors focused on social responsibility, published its Inclusive Finance Playbook, a guide that provides information metrics and best practices institutional investors are using to assess DEI...
“Measuring asset managers’ DEI devotion”
"Then there’s the Investment Leadership Network, Washington, which decided that of its three areas of focus — climate change, sustainable infrastructure and diversity in investment — the last priority needed more attention. After review, the ILN debuted its Inclusive...
New diversity tool targets investors’ inclusion issues
"Investor Leadership Network, Washington, launched a new online tool, the Inclusive Finance Playbook, which focuses on inclusion metrics for asset owners and investment managers. The playbook offers investors two tiers of metrics — fundamental and advanced — that help...
ILN Launches an Inclusion Playbook To Help Investors Assess and Engage on Inclusion Throughout Their Portfolios
The Network of 13 global institutional investors representing $10 trillion AUM endorses a set of inclusion metrics that they will begin integrating into portfolio assessment and engagement March 24, 2022– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) today released its...
Investor Leadership Network Opens Applications for 2022 Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program
March 4, 2022–– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) opens applications today for its third annual Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program. The program will be held virtually and begin in June, 2022. The Fellowship Program is conducted by York...
Standard Setters Return to ILN Roundtable to Review Inclusion Playbook
February 18, 2022– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) hosted its second Standard Setter Inclusion Roundtable today to gain feedback on the Network's upcoming Inclusion Playbook. ILN members and ILN partner Diversio invited leading standard setters to provide...