RI Europe 2023 Conference 

Delilah Rothenberg, together with Tom Powdrill of PIRC, James Coldwell of ShareAction, and Janet Williamson of Trades Union Congress (The TUC), spoke as panelists during a session on “Investors and the cost-of-living crisis” at the RI Europe 2023 Conference in London. The session will address the following: (1) How should investors think about the cost-of-living crisis? Should investors take an active role in pay […]

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RAAI and PDI: London Roundtable

Predistribution

Together with the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI), PDI co-hosted a roundtable on “Adjusting Traditional Financial Benchmarks for Success in Sustainable Investing.” Benchmarks are a key tool used by Boards to communicate investment objectives and risk parameters to CIOs and their investment teams, who are incentivized to meet or exceed the returns of that benchmark. Yet, as traditional financial benchmarks price idiosyncratic rather than […]

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World Benchmarking Alliance: Annual Allies Assembly

The World Benchmarking Alliance’s annual Allies Assembly took place in person in Mexico City this year, with a dedicated program for local stakeholders and all sustainability-friendly organizations on June 8. PDI’s Co-Founder and Executive Director, Delilah Rothenberg, was in attendance, and Associate Director, Vic de Castro, presented at the Assembly on the Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and Investor Contribution 2.0. […]

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Katapult Future Fest: How to Make ESG Deliver on Impact?

PDI’s Co-Founding Partner, Amanda Feldman, spoke at a panel on “How to Make ESG Deliver on Impact?” at the Katapult Future Fest in Oslo. She was joined by Matt Patsky of Trillium Asset Management, Nancy Curtin of ALTi, and Alessa Berg of Top Tier Impact to explore how ESG considerations are increasingly becoming a part of investment strategies. With growing politicization in […]

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New Private Markets Impact Investor Global Summit 

Delilah Rothenberg, together with Jonny Page of Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Pia Irell of Trill Impact Advisory, spoke as a panelist during a session on “Innovations in fund structures and incentives” at the New Private Markets Impact Investor Global Summit in London. The session will address the following: (1) Can impact fund structures and manager incentives be more fit for purpose, (2) How important is it for LPs that impact funds have impact-related KPIs, (3) What alternative fund structures exist beyond the 10-year LP model that are more appropriate to the impact context, and (4) What examples exist of linking carry with impact performance? […]

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WBCSD Liaison Delegate Meeting 2023

At the WBCSD’s 2023 Liason Delegate Meeting, PDI’s Delilah Rothenberg presented on initiatives to measure and manage inequality and social risks alongside James Gomme of WBCSD, Camille Putois of B4IG – Business for Inclusive Growth, and Tom Brown on KPMG UK, including the convergence of the Task Force on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) with B4IG’s initiative to launch a Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD). […]

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Task Force on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD): The Second TIFD Global Meeting

Predistribution

The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) Interim Secretariat hosted its Second Global Allies Meeting on Thursday, November 3, 2022. At the meeting, the Interim Secretariat provided an update on recent TIFD developments, including a summary of the small group meetings the Interim Secretariat held in September on the terms of reference of a TIFD Technical Working Group. Following the update, participants weer invited […]

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Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN): GIIN Investor Forum 2022

Impact investing

PDI’s Delilah Rothenberg spoke at a panel on “Integrating shared ownership: What has worked and what hasn’t?” Systemic inequity – wealth disparities and associated health, safety, and stability outcomes – is growing wider and wider each year. In this session, investors will dissect 2-3 innovative investment structures to build power within underserved stakeholder groups and reallocate wealth […]

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