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A collection of pieces from the BlueMark Team
ImpactAlpha – “Adopting impact performance standards to hold sustainable investing accountable for real-world outcomes”
This article was originally published in ImpactAlpha and is jointly authored by BlueMark (Christina Leijonhufvud & Sarah Gelfand) and the Global Impact Investing Network (Kelly McCarthy & Dean Hand). “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” is a now familiar...
Private Equity International – “BlueMark: Verifying Impact”
Impact Entrepreneur – “Why Impact Management Matters”
PitchBook – Q&A with Christina Leijonhufvud, CEO of BlueMark
ImpactAlpha – “Why impact investors should pay attention to practices, not just performance”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. Most of us were taught growing up that the ends don’t justify the means. It matters how you go about achieving your goals. The same is true when it comes to impact investing – the process by which investors achieve...
FundFire – “Manager Alert: Regulators Want Proof of Your ESG, Impact Chops”
This article was originally published in FundFire and is co-authored by Tristan Hackett, Director, Europe for BlueMark, and Christina Leijonhufvud, CEO of BlueMark. Private fund managers may know their investors are increasingly embracing sustainable, impact or...
ImpactAlpha – “Why the impact investing industry is ready for a practice benchmark”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. Benchmarks play a crucial role in financial markets and asset management specifically, allowing investors to see how they stack up against their peers and making the allocation of capital more seamless and efficient....
ImpactAlpha – “What we learned from 30 impact verifications of investor alignment with the Operating Principles for Impact Management”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. Just like you can learn a lot about a car by looking under the hood, you can learn a lot about an impact investor’s practices and processes by analyzing their impact management systems. The Operating Principles for...
BlueMark comment letter to SEC on climate change disclosures
This comment letter was also published on the SEC website here. The full text is included below. Re: Public Statement: Public Input Welcomed on Climate Change Disclosures, Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee, March 15, 2021. Chair Gensler, I am writing this comment letter...
ImpactAlpha – “Why independent verification should be part of every investor’s impact management journey”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. It is widely accepted that third-party assurance plays a critical role in increasing external trust and confidence in financial reporting. However, the learning benefits of the assurance process for the entity being...
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...
Stanford Social Innovation Review – “The Next 10 Years of Impact Investment”
ImpactAlpha – “Why institutional investors are adding independent verification to their impact due diligence”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. If efficient capital allocation between asset owners and investees is the main function of investment management, then rigorous due diligence is the lifeblood that allows capital to flow. Now with institutional...
ImpactAlpha – “The next building block for impact investing: quality impact reporting”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. The impact investing industry has matured over the past couple of years, especially when it comes to aligning investors around common standards for disciplined impact management practices. The Operating Principles...
FundFire – “ESG, Impact ‘Convergence’ Poses New Challenge for Managers”
BlueMark comment letter on IFRS Foundation proposal to create a Sustainability Standards Board
BlueMark, a Tideline company, submitted a comment letter in response to the IFRS Foundation's Consultion Paper on Sustainability Reporting. The full text of the letter is available below and can also be downloaded from the IFRS Foundation's website here. More...
ImpactAlpha – “ESG and impact management are converging as investors turn their attention to real-world outcomes”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating climate crisis, and the movement for racial justice, there has been a growing recognition that social and environmental sustainability must be embedded in both business...
Top1000Funds.com – “Impact verification holds the key to unlocking more institutional capital for impact investing”
ImpactAlpha – “From impact measurement to impact management to impact verification”
This piece was originally published in ImpactAlpha. Every commercial market that has successfully reached mainstream consumers and investors shares two qualities: First, a common set of standards and best practices. And second, a mechanism for holding market...
ImpactAlpha – “‘Operating principles’ help investors hold asset managers accountable for impact” (subscription-only)
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