Impact Investing: insights and resources
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Impact Investing is another tool we use to create change towards our mission.
We use impact investing to test the potential to achieve market-like returns by investing into impact funds that align with our aims, and which generate a measurable impact. Learn more about the range of sustainable investing approaches we use.
By sharing our insights and learning, we hope it's helpful to others looking to be more impact-driven through their investment strategy.
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Social and affordable housing: Investment deep dive
An investment deep dive on social and affordable housing in the UK, giving an overview of the challenges facing the sector as well as both the impact and the investment opportunity for asset allocators. It also offers guidance on community-centred approaches.
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High integrity voluntary carbon markets in the UK
An assessment by Iken Associates of the supply and demand dynamics affecting the high integrity UK voluntary carbon market in the UK, focusing on habitat codes and nature-based carbon standards. The report was commissioned by The Church of England Social Impact Investment Programme, Unity Trust Bank, The University of Edinburgh, and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
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Investing for UK Climate Justice
NPC, commissioned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Church of England Social Impact Investment Programme, and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, explored how UK climate investments can also advance social justice - what we call the climate justice field.
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Financing the future of UK sustainable agriculture: from policy to investment
After the Spending Review confirmed £2.7 billion a year for farming, food security and nature recovery, we asked Thomas Slattery and Hayley Mole, authors of our first investment deep dive into sustainable food and agriculture, how the policy landscape can enable the significant investment needed to transform the UK food system.
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Sustainable food and agriculture: Investment deep dive
We're excited to share our first deep dive into thematic impact investing, which focuses on sustainable food and agriculture.
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A thematic approach to impact investing
With the launch of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s first deep dive into thematic impact investing, our Head of Social and Impact Investment, Jonny Page outlines our thematic approach to impact investing.
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Webinar: Business action on nature in the UK and guide to nature finance
We're pleased to share a new report by Will McDonald for Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, which explores how business in the UK is taking action on nature and the drivers behind it. You can also find a practical guide to the different types of nature finance and watch our webinar where we explore the findings.
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05 October 2026Is resilience the new greenwash?
Esmée’s Director of Our Natural World, Liam McAleese, reflects on growing concerns about climate-related risks in food and farming and what genuine resilience means. He also shares how we’re thinking about this in our work on nature-friendly farming, as well our role as an investor.
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Social and affordable housing: Investment deep dive
An investment deep dive on social and affordable housing in the UK, giving an overview of the challenges facing the sector as well as both the impact and the investment opportunity for asset allocators. It also offers guidance on community-centred approaches.
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Big Nature Impact Fund: Investing in nature’s recovery
Led by Finance Earth, the Big Nature Impact Fund is the UK’s first blended nature-as-infrastructure fund. As they announce the first close, reaching a £64.6m, Sarah Hedley, Social Investment Manager at Esmée, reflects on why high-integrity funds like this are important and how it sits within Esmée’s work to improve Our Natural World.
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Webinar: Business action on nature in the UK and guide to nature finance
We're pleased to share a new report by Will McDonald for Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, which explores how business in the UK is taking action on nature and the drivers behind it. You can also find a practical guide to the different types of nature finance and watch our webinar where we explore the findings.
Read more