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

The Pension Confident Podcast · PensionBee

April 23, 202328m 23s

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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?

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.