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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...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

"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 ...

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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

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...

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...

"There are also big considerations around insurance. Current policies, based on already outdated flood maps, could lead to a volume of claims that would strain insurance companies. Premiums will likely rise to unaffordable levels for many businesses in the future,...

November 23, 2021 – The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a leading network of investors taking action for people, planet, and prosperity, is announcing two new leaders of its CEO Council.   Blake Hutcheson, President and CEO of OMERS, and Marc-André Blanchard,...

November 18, 2021– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) hosted its first Standard Setter Inclusion Roundtable today to discuss the introduction of measurement and engagement around inclusion to the investment industry. ILN members and ILN partner Diversio invited...

"In October 2021, the Investor Leadership Network (ILN), in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, released a Blended Finance Blueprint, proposing seven specific actions the blended finance community can take to reduce risk and increase sustainable investments...

New resources and step-by-step approach help investors address direct and indirect physical risks and identify more climate resilient assets   TORONTO | Nov. 3, 2021 –– The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) launched today a new resource to help investors address...

"Investors call for blended finance to play a larger role in supporting climate adaption and mitigation in emerging markets. A new report last week sent a sobering message to the great and the good getting set to converge on Glasgow for COP26. There will be much noise...

"A USD9 trillion investor group has made a series of recommendations for channelling greater sums of private capital into ‘blended finance’, including projects to help emerging market countries reduce their carbon emissions." Read this article on Institutional Asset...

Investor Leadership Network and The Rockefeller Foundation advance recommendations to increase private investment and blended finance partnership ahead of the G20 and COP26   NEW YORK | October 4, 2021 — The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a leading network of...

The Investor Leadership Network (ILN) announced today that State Street Global Advisors has officially joined the collaborative group of global institutional investors, effective immediately. State Street Global Advisors brings $3.9 trillion of net assets under...

"'I often tell my four young children when they are confronted with an injustice that they have two choices: become part of the solution or remain part of the problem by being silent and complicit in a world that allows it to persist.     The more we place women in...

"'In a gender equal world, people of all genders will have equal representation at the highest levels of decision making, whether that be in the courtroom, the political arena, the boardroom or through financial status. The words “boss” and “founder” will no longer be...

"Institutions that oversee $8 trillion in assets have implemented everything from data analysis programs to new executive incentives to achieve equity and inclusion goals." Read the full article from Institutional Investor.  

[Translated from Italian] "So for one evening St James's Palace, in the heart of London, opened its doors to 300 international exponents of the business world: from designer Stella McCartney to the CEO of NatWest, Alison Rose, to the UK president for Cop26 Alok...

This Natixis Access Series features Charles Emond, President and CEO of CDPQ, Co-chair, ILN CEO Council Jean Raby, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers, Co-chair, ILN CEO Council and Amy Hepburn, CEO of ILN Secretariat. The panel share their insights on the role of the...

Jean Raby, chef de la direction de Natixis Investment Managers et Charles Emond, président et chef de la direction de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec sont nommés coprésidents du Conseil des PDG du RLI. Amy Hepburn Designated as CEO of the Secretariat...

"During a webinar hosted by the Association of Canadian Pension Management on Tuesday, Maria Montero, climate change program head at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, said her organization approaches the implementation of the TCFD’s recommendations through...