February 22, 2022
Overview
Fiduciaries of endowments and foundations across the US are considering whether and to what extent to integrate institutional values with the resources they oversee. That deliberative process involves evaluating the role of impact investing, divestment, and ESG investing in their investment programs.
In this Guide to Impact Investing, we will summarize some of the common terminology, place some key terms and ideas in context, and present tools to fiduciaries who want to engage with these important issues.
Kelly Barofsky, a Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group, joined Giovanni Amodeo at ION Analytics to discuss GEM’s approach to identifying opportunities in the lower mid-market, including the importance of sector specialization and manager-investor alignment.
Jay Ripley, Head of Investments, spoke with FundFire about the recent close of GEM’s inaugural independent sponsors fund and shared the importance of manager diligence in establishing long-term GP-LP relationships.
Potential policy changes have led many universities to consider shoring up cash reserves. Co-CIO Matt Bank spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the heightened uncertainty these schools are facing relative to previous economic downturns.
Let’s start a conversation about how we can help.
