PIP19 - Identifying and measuring company impact – lessons from public markets

With the arrival of the SDGs and the Paris agreement, investors are facing more questions on the impact of their investees. As impact investing gains traction in private markets, there are key opportunities for public market investors to share their experience of tracking the impact of portfolio companies. In this session, the PRI, three institutional investors, and the Impact Management Project will: • showcase examples from investors in public markets – focusing on listed equity • outline approaches to measure, manage and report company impact • clarify the impact of companies, using Impact Management Project’s three categories of impact Jonathan Bailey, Head of ESG, Neuberger Berman Clara Barby, CEO, IMP Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair, Wellington Management Léa Dunand-Chatellet, Portfolio Manager, Head of Responsible Investment, DNCA Finance Piet Klop, Head of RI, PGGM Moderated by Kaori Shigiya, Head of SDGs, PRI