Founding Global Guideposts: 2020
XX 2020: SDG Impact, an initiative by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), releases its SDG Impact Standards to encourage greater transparency and assurance in SDG-enabling investments
BlueMark Launch: October 2020
BlueMark formally launched with initial investments from the Rockefeller Foundation and [Radicle Impact] to support the growth of the impact investing field
Inaugural Report: May 2020
BlueMark publishes “Making the Mark,” a first-of-its-kind research report looking at investor alignment with the Operating Principles based on the 13 verifications completed to date by BlueMark
Practice Standards: April 2019
The Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM) are launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and 60 founding signatories at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Independent verification and public disclosure is enshrined as a requirement for all signatories as part of Principle 9.
Tideline’s Founding Thought Leadership: July 2016
In partnership with Cathy Clark at Duke University, published “Navigating Impact Investing: The Opportunity in Impact Classes” that introduced the concept of “impact classes,” presaging the creation of the Impact Management Project (IMP)