BlueMark Practice Leaderboard
Spotlighting market leaders to push the impact investing industry forward
BlueMark Practice Leaderboard
Spotlighting market leaders to push the impact investing industry forward
Introducing BlueMark’s Practice Leaderboard
Collaboration and continuous learning are core tenets of the impact investing industry. In that spirit, BlueMark is committed to spotlighting industry leaders to make it easier for market actors to assess top performers and identify areas for improvement.
The “Practice Leaderboard” was first introduced by BlueMark in early 2022 as a way to highlight impact investors with best-in-class impact management practices. To earn a spot on the Leaderboard, verified investors must receive top quartile ratings across all the Impact Principles—an established framework for best practices in impact management—in the benchmark for that year. Learn more about the Practice Benchmark and our methodology for the Leaderboard below.
Practice Leaderboard (2023 edition)
The inaugural edition of the Practice Leaderboard was introduced in BlueMark’s third annual Making the Mark report on best practices in impact management. The Leaderboard was updated again in BlueMark’s 2023 Making the Mark report. Click on each investor name to download their most recent verification statement.
INVESTOR NAME
(Date of Verification)
ASSET CLASS
GEOGRAPHY
IMPACT THEMES
AgDevCo¹
(June 2021)
Private Equity, Public Debt
Africa
- Sustainable Agriculture
Bain Capital Double Impact*
(Apr. 2023)
Private Equity
North America
- Health & Wellness
- Education & Workforce Development
- Sustainability
Private Equity, Private Debt
Africa, Asia, Europe, South America
- Multi-theme
British International Investment
(June 2022)
Private Equity,
Private Debt, Funds
Africa, Asia, the
Indo-Pacific and
the Caribbean
- Productive, Sustainable and Inclusive
Calvert Impact Capital
(Apr. 2023)
Private Debt
Africa, Asia, North America, South America
- Access to Community Service
- Financial Inclusion
- Climate Change
Finance in Motion
(Nov. 2021)
Private and Public Debt, Private Equity
Global Emerging Markets
- Entrepreneurship & Livelihoods
- Green Economy
- Climate Finance
- Financial Inclusion
LeapFrog Investments
(January 2023)
Private Equity
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and Southeast Asia
- Financial Inclusion
- Healthcare
Nuveen Fixed Income Impact
(June 2022)
Public Debt
Global
- Affordable Housing
- Community & Economic Development
- Renewable Energy & Climate Change
- Natural Resources
Schroders
(Sept. 2023)
Private Equity, Public Equity, Public Debt, Private Debt, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Funds
Global
- Environment
- Health & Wellness
- Inclusion
- Responsible Production and Consumption
- Sustainable Infrastructure
1 – Verification commissioned by asset allocator and therefore verifier statement is not publicly available.
* – Bain Capital Double Impact is not currently a signatory to the Impact Principles.
Practice Leaderboard (2023 edition)
The inaugrual edition of the Practice Leaderboard was introduced in BlueMark’s third annual Making the Mark report on best practices in impact management. The Leaderboard was updated again in BlueMark’s 2023 Making the Mark report. Click on each investor name to download their most recent verification statement.
AgDevCo
(June 2021)¹
Private Equity, Public Debt
Africa
- Sustainable Agriculture
Private Equity
North America
- Health & Wellness
- Education & Workforce Development
- Sustainability
Private Equity
Private Debt
Africa, Asia, Europe, South America
- Multi-theme
Private Equity
Private Debt
Funds
Africa, Asia, the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean
- Productive, Sustainable and Inclusive
Private Debt
Africa, Asia, North America, South America
- Access to Community Service
- Financial Inclusion
- Climate Change
Private and Public Debt
Private Equity
Global Emerging Markets
- Entrepreneurship & Livelihoods
- Green Economy
- Climate Finance
- Financial Inclusion
Private Equity
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and Southeast Asia
- Financial Inclusion
- Healthcare
Public Debt
Global
- Affordable Housing
- Community & Economic Development
- Renewable Energy & Climate Change
- Natural Resources
Private Equity, Public Equity, Public Debt, Private Debt, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Funds
Global
- Environment
- Health & Wellness
- Inclusion
- Responsible Production and Consumption
- Sustainable Infrastructure
1 – Verification commissioned by asset allocator and therefore verifier statement is not publicly available.
* – Bain Capital Double Impact is not a signatory to the Impact Principles.
Methodology
To earn a place on the 2023 edition of the Practice Leaderboard, verified investors must have received an Advanced score on Principles 1, 4, and 5, and a score of High or above on Principles 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8. This reflects the top quartile scores in the 2023 version of the Practice Benchmark.
The Leaderboard will be updated annually, meaning that BlueMark will refresh the list of “Practice Leaders” based on those impact investors that meet the criteria against the updated Benchmark each year.
Only impact investors that have been verified within the previous two years will be eligible for each year’s Leaderboard to ensure that Leaders are continuously reassessed against the current state of the market amid evolving peer practices.
Practice Benchmark (2023 edition)
The Practice Benchmark, which categorizes practice trends by quartile, is designed as a tool for investors who want to compare themselves to their peers and to learn from others in the market. The quartiles include:
LEADING PRACTICE represents the top quartile of our sample (75th percentile and above). Leading practice incorporates all of the core elements of impact management, as well as several leading-edge practices that may go above and beyond the requirements of the Impact Principles.
MEDIAN PRACTICE reflects the impact management practices of the median impact investor in our sample (50th percentile). The Practice Median represents the current standard and incorporates many of the core elements of impact management.
LEARNING PRACTICE represents the bottom quartile of our sample (25th percentile and below). These investors may have good intentions, but lack many core practices necessary to effectively manage positive impact. Many are early in their impact investing journeys, while others have yet to embed impact considerations at key stages of the investment process.
Learning Practice represents the bottom quartile of our sample (25th percentile and below).
Median Practice reflects the impact management practices of the median impact investor in our sample (50th percentile).
Leading Practice represents the top quartile of our sample (75th percentile and above).
Contact us directly at [email protected] with any questions about the Practice Leaderboard or our methodology.