Announcements
Recent BlueMark news and announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT – “BlueMark Introduces Leaderboard of Impact Investors With the Strongest Impact Management Practices”
Leaderboard and expanded data set on best practices in impact management released as part of BlueMark’s third annual ‘Making the Mark’ report BlueMark, an impact verification specialist, today published its third annual report on best practices and trends in impact...
Joint Statement by Limited Partners on Advancing Best Practices in Impact Performance Reporting
As Limited Partners (LPs) with extensive experience allocating to private market impact investment funds, we expect our General Partners (GPs) who manage these funds to provide us with regular reporting on both the financial performance and the impact performance of...
BlueMark Publishes Research Calling for Market Alignment on the Key Elements of Quality Impact Performance Reporting
“Raising the Bar” report is first in a series aimed at improving the quality and usefulness of impact performance reports produced by impact investors Apr. 19, 2022 – BlueMark, a specialist provider of impact verification services for investors and companies,...
BlueMark Adds Paige Nicol as Director for Europe to Expand Impact Verification Services
Social impact professional previously held senior roles at Luminate and Omidyar Network BlueMark, a provider of impact verification services for investors and companies, today announced the appointment of Paige Nicol as the firm’s new Director for Europe. Nicol will...
ANNOUNCEMENT – “BlueMark Raises $3.75 Million to Drive Greater Adoption of Impact Verification and Strengthen Trust in Impact Investing”
Funding includes a $2.25 million equity investment from Ford Foundation and Radicle Impact, $1.35 million in recoverable grants from The Rockefeller Foundation and an additional grant from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing BlueMark, a provider of impact...
BlueMark and Morgan Lewis publish report on “Making Sense of Sustainable Investing”
BlueMark and Morgan Lewis Publish Whitepaper for Sustainable Investors on Best Practices for Complying with Financial Regulations and Aligning with Industry Standards Asset managers today must address an ever-growing list of rules and expectations from regulators,...
BlueMark receives grant from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing
ANNOUNCEMENT – “BlueMark Launches First-of-its-Kind Benchmark for Best Practices in Impact Management”
BlueMark Launches First-of-its-Kind Benchmark for Best Practices in Impact Management New tool designed for financial market participants looking to differentiate between impact leaders and impact learners Benchmark based on 30 impact verifications of investor...
STATEMENT – “Tideline Managing Partner Ben Thornley and BlueMark CEO Christina Leijonhufvud Issue Statement on SEC Risk Alert and SFDR”
Tideline Managing Partner Ben Thornley and BlueMark CEO Christina Leijonhufvud today issued a joint statement in response to recent regulatory developments in the U.S. and EU aimed at clamping down on greenwashing and impact-washing in the investment management...
ANNOUNCEMENT – “Sarah Gelfand Joins BlueMark As Managing Director”
As a founding Director of the Global Impact Investing Network, Gelfand is a leading expert on impact measurement and management standards BlueMark, a leading provider of impact verification services for investors and companies, today announced the hiring of Sarah...
ANNOUNCEMENT – “Tideline Launches Impact Verification Business, “BlueMark,” to Strengthen Trust and Accountability in Impact Investing”
The Rockefeller Foundation and Radicle Impact have agreed to be founding investors in BlueMark October 1, 2020 — Tideline, a specialist consultant for the impact investing industry, today announced the launch of BlueMark, an independent business providing impact...
ANNOUNCEMENT – “Tideline Report Highlights Best Practices In Impact Investing Through Verification Of Impact Management Systems”
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