By Impact Pensions for Purpose

One of our members, Pensions for Purpose, has published a new Impact Lens paper, commissioned by Impact Frontiers and supported by the Operating Principles for Impact Management. The report explores how pension funds are currently using impact reporting, the challenges they face, and what needs to change to embed impact more effectively in investment decisions.

Drawing on interviews with pension funds, asset managers, advisers and a development finance institution, the paper highlights:

• Impact reports are not yet fully integrated into decision-making.
• Data quality, consistency and comparability remain significant hurdles.
• Pension funds face barriers in balancing risk, return and impact, and building impact literacy.
• There are ongoing tensions between standardisation and flexibility, and between quantitative and qualitative reporting.

This member-led research offers valuable insights for anyone interested in advancing impact integration in the pensions sector.