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Intentionality – Explicitly targeting specific social or environmental outcomes, such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); If nothing is done, half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by 2100 due to climate change-induced coastal erosion and rising seas. As global temperatures continue to rise, driven by heat trapping greenhouse gases, melting ice will raise sea levels, and extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent and intensify, battering vulnerable coastlines around the world.

Tideline is a specialist consultant for the impact investing industry providing expert, tailored and actionable advice to clients developing impact investment strategies, products and solutions. Learn more at www.Tideline.com.

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Within the guide, Tideline explains why the impact investment label should be reserved for funds and strategies that combine high degrees of Intentionality, Contribution, and Measurement, although the framework recognizes that a larger universe of products can rightly claim to be “impact-focused.” The framework is designed to show how all sustainable investment strategies incorporate elements of Intentionality, Contribution, and Measurement, and how by analyzing the levels of each, investors are able to consistently and accurately differentiate between impact investing, thematic investing, and ESG-integrated investments. When advising on fund formation, Tideline is guided by our framework for establishing a client’s impact integrity , which features three key pillars: Target Market (identifying the impact characteristics of the target market in which a fund is investing); Capabilities (developing the capabilities of the investor to deliver and demonstrate impact); and Positioning (advising on the appropriate positioning for the fund). When all three pillars are aligned, investors will significantly enhance their ability to achieve targeted impact, client satisfaction, and avoid accusations of impact washing. Once an impact fund is launched, Tideline is often retained as a provider of ongoing implementation services. No one cares for what they don’t know about and can’t see, so in understanding human nature, you can find a way to open them up to things that may not be local and in their orbit. I seek to present unique pieces of art that reach an audience, and promote conversations about how they can get involved now that they are thinking and talking about the issues.

When Ellie hears about a hit and run incident on the dark country road she’s just driven down, she becomes convinced she’s the culprit. Driven to seek out the victim, she unleashes a nightmare. The things I focus on in my art practice are issues that society acting as a whole can change, and it is the emphasis on values and sustainability that runs through all my work. I make many pieces that advocate for an accelerated pace of change. I find it incredible that that these issues persist, even after all the campaigning work has been done and it is law. An example is the Equal Pay Act, law since 1970 and more than 50 years later, there is still a gender pay gap. reefs and presented them in a series of vitrines, first shown as part of Hull’s City of Culture in 2017. We are thrilled to see both the CLIF and Toolkit come to life, and look forward to seeing CLI continue to be adopted by investors across the market.Q. What is the inspiration behind your work in Tideline and how does it sit within the context of your work? Tideline, UNICEF, and UNICEF USA worked with diverse stakeholders across the field in the development of the CLIF, working particularly closely with six investor participants via an inaugural Child-Lens Investor Cohort: BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, Calvert Impact , Elevar Equity, Finnfund, Rethink Education, and Save the Children Global Ventures. The CLIF’s launch formally incepts child-lens investing (CLI), defined as an approach to sustainable investing in which investors intentionally consider child-related factors to advance positive child outcomes while minimizing child harm. This Compass Series discussion is dedicated to the late Suzanne Biegel, a pioneer of gender-lens investing. We owe the success of not just gender-lens investing, but also of all of the impact lenses represented in this Compass Series panel, to her tireless efforts to make finance more inclusive, impactful, and effective. Independent verification is essential for scaling the impact investing industry with integrity,” said Christina Leijonhufvud, a Managing Partner at Tideline who has transitioned to become CEO of BlueMark. “By introducing a reliable mechanism for establishing trust and accountability in the impact investment market, stakeholders can have greater confidence in impact claims and performance. Asset owners and institutional allocators especially benefit from the introduction of impact verification, which has the potential to dramatically simplify the impact screening and monitoring process and thereby mobilize greater capital flows toward positive societal impact.”