E16: What’s impact investing and how can it be used as a force for good? With David Hayman, Anneka Deva and Clare Reilly

Apr 23, 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of The Pension Confident Podcast, we hope that listening’s one of the many good things that happen to you today! This time we’re looking at  impact investing; what it is, why it’s important and how it can be used to drive environmental and social change whilst saving for your retirement.  

You might already be vegetarian or buying fairtrade products; volunteering or cutting down on flying. But what if you could make your biggest impact simply by looking into where your money’s invested? 

It’s called impact investing, and helping us to understand what it is and how it can drive change are:

• Campaign Director for Make My Money Matter; David Hayman
• Partnerships Director at Huddlecraft and Lead for Money Movers; Anneka Deva
• PensionBee’s Chief Engagement Officer; Clare Reilly.

 

Episode Breakdown: 

01:15 What’s the goal of impact investing?

05:50 Making an impact on environmental and social issues

08:41 How individuals can make an impact with their money

15:58 What demographics are interested in impact investing? 

18:08 The PensionBee Impact Plan

20:12 How much does it cost and what returns will you get?  

25:31 What’s next for impact investing?

 

*A small caveat to say we were close with a stat, but not quite correct. The amount of Financial Advisors who are women is actually 17% rather than the 16% stated. 

 

Further reading:

You’ll find plenty of impactful information on the PensionBee website and YouTube channel.

• Episode 16 transcript
• PensionBee’s Impact Plan
• Who are the top 20 companies in the Impact Plan?
• Impact Plan Company Spotlight - Bank Rakyat
• What makes the Impact Plan different to the Fossil Fuel Free Plan?
• How's the Impact Plan different from other plans on the market?
• What are UN SDGs and why do we have them?
• Does socially responsible investing make financial sense?
• An Introduction to the PensionBee Impact Plan

 

Other useful resources: 

• Money Movers
• Make My Money Matter (MMMM)
• Green my pension (MMMM) 
• Sustainability labels (FCA)
• UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Place Based Impact Investing (The Good Economy)

 

Come and see us live!

 

On Thursday 4 May we’ll be recording our first ever episode in front of a live studio audience and we’d love for you to join us.

We’ll be at White City Place in London from 6:30pm to discuss whether your money’s better off in a pension or an ISA. You’ll also have the chance to get your questions answered by our expert panel: 

• Founder of Money To The Masses; Damien Fahy
• Consumer Editor of the Financial Times and presenter of the Money Clinic Podcast; Claer Barrett
• Financial Expert and Host of The Conversation of Money Podcast; Peter Komolafe
• Director (VP) Public Affairs at PensionBee; Becky O'Connor.

Tickets are absolutely free, so if you’d like to attend - just click here.

 

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