Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP) is a multi-stakeholder, investor-supported global initiative to encourage the world's organisations to measure their annual plastic use and waste. With measurement, organisations can develop innovative strategies to efficiently use plastic, seize opportunities and avoid risks, all while reducing their environmental impact.

This report presents a global review of nature-based solutions (NbS), identifying and analysing 88 existing NbS investments between 2002 to 2021. The report identifies common trends of existing investments, both opportunities and barriers to NbS investments and suggests recommendations to institutional investors and policymakers.

The report examines whether laws within eleven diverse jurisdictions support institutional investors in pursuing sustainability outcomes, while at the same time earning a financial return. It discusses options available to policymakers for legal reform in order to facilitate investing for sustainability impact.

This report explores strategies to better align institutional asset owners with asset managers when managing impact expectations and outcomes. When institutional investors incorporate impact, they can mitigate issues that threaten the long-term value of their assets, and leverage their capital to help address the world's most intractable challenges.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global consulting firm offering integrated solutions through management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. They work with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders, empowering organisations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.

Mirova is a B Corp™ certified management company that offers its clients investment solutions combining financial performance with environmental and social impact. Mirova is a ‘mission-led' organisation seeking to direct capital towards the needs of investment in a real, sustainable and value-creating economy.

The report explores Black workers in the private sector by analysing Black participation in the entire US private-sector economy, their representation, advancement, and experience in companies. And addresses key challenges moving forward including actions companies and stakeholders can take to accelerate progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This paper discusses how current institutional investing practices and asset allocation strategies conflict with ESG objectives. It encourages institutional investors to review their systematic risk-management practices and recommends the diversification of asset allocation to more regenerative investment structures and asset classes.

The Predistribution Initiative is a non-profit multi-stakeholder effort to co-create improved investment practices and structures which share more wealth and influence with workers and communities. It has the ultimate aim of addressing systemic and systematic risks in markets and investors’ portfolios, such as inequality, climate change and biodiversity loss.

Climate Safe Lending Network is an international multi-stakeholder collaborative, dedicated to accelerating the decarbonisation of the banking sector to secure a climate-safe world. The network brings together leaders and change-makers from across banks, NGOs, academics, investors, businesses, and policy experts to share insights and explore how to accelerate change.

2020 brought record levels of interest and fund flows into sustainable funds in the US as investors became increasingly concerned about COVID-19, climate change and social issues. The record flows were followed with an immense increase in the sustainable fund universe and outperformance over conventional funds.

By bringing similarly-minded people together, Sierra Club works to champion solutions to the climate crisis. They view the climate crisis as not only an environmental but a social justice issue and work to amplify diverse voices to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.

Based on interviews with 22 leading asset owners, this 2018 report explores the best-practices landscape for managing climate risks and opportunities. The report identifies barriers faced by industry leaders and presents a framework of ten building blocks for other asset owners developing and introducing climate strategies.

Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets.

This bond investor report by ShareAction highlights the key findings from 22 interviews involving key financial actors based in Europe. The interviews explore their thoughts on the opportunities and responsibilities that exist for bond investors in relation to climate change and climate-related risks.

This McKinsey Sustainability report discusses the climate impact of methane emissions in five key sectors: agriculture, oil and gas, coal mining, waste management, and wastewater. Existing barriers for abatement of methane emission and potential solutions and trade-offs for stakeholders to consider are presented.