Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Solutions
• Inclusive Capitalism
• Sustainable Markets
• Health and Wellness

Environmental Achievements

• RNEW generated 335 GWh of clean energy, enough for 31,400 households, abated 203,500 tCO2 equivalent emissions and saved 42,300 million liters of water.
• Respira has 12 projects under contract, representing 23 metric tons (MT) of CO2e offtake.

Social Achievements

• Aristata achieved a successful outcome from its first investment, unlocking compensation for 2,750 workers.
• Center Creek renovated and/or built over 500 homes and has a portfolio of 360 rented homes. 90% of Center Creek’s houses are affordable at 80% of area median income, and 90% of residents are Black and/or Latinx.
• CIM helped unlock $759 million in loan financing in the U.S. reaching 376k borrowers and $970 million in emerging markets, reaching 3.1 million borrowers.
• Lafayette Square portfolio companies are made up of 66% LMI employees, and 40% of the companies are headquartered or have substantial operations in underserved areas. 40% of the portfolio companies have been connected to external services and/or advisory support.
• MSquared has nine new housing projects underway, creating a total of 3,358 units when completed, including market-rate, affordable, and public housing replacement units.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Significant gap remains in the allocation of capital to address the world’s most pressing issues. Emerging fund managers are frequently overlooked.
• Mispricing of carbon credits.
• Lack of long-term financing solutions for nature-based carbon removal and avoidance projects.
• Undercapitalization of underserved SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• Challenges hindering middle-market firms in the United States (access to capital, employee wellbeing).
• Housing shortage and social divides in the United States.
• Lack of structured and clear corporate environmental data for investors.

Mitigation Strategies

• SIF invests in asset management firms with innovative approaches to addressing global issues.
• Kepos Capital develops products that bring more capital to carbon allowance markets.
• Respira enters into long-term offtake agreements with developers of nature-based projects.
• CIM invests in technology-enabled financial solutions providing debt capital to fintechs lending to underserved SMEs.
• Lafayette Square provides senior secured loans and other flexible capital solutions, and partners with portfolio companies to offer Worker Solutions.
• MSquared creates mixed-income, mixed-use projects.
• Osmosis assesses the resource efficiency of public companies and constructs portfolios that overweigh efficient firms.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Verra, Gold Standard (Respira)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Antec awarded Bioenergy Innovation Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate change
• Economic inequality
• Resource scarcity
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Significant gap in capital allocation to address global issues
• Greenwashing in impact/ESG funds
• Insufficient financing to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals

Mitigation Strategies

• Investing in innovative investment models with substantial environmental or social impact
• Supporting and scaling early-stage asset management firms
• Focusing on strategies that provide capital market solutions to global challenges

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Operating Principles for Impact Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 10 (reducing inequalities)
• SDG 13 (climate action)

SIF seeks solutions that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Inclusive Capitalism
• Health and Wellness
• Sustainable Markets

Environmental Achievements

• Skoll Foundation achieved 70% impact-aligned investments in its portfolio by 2022, focusing on climate change mitigation, inclusive capitalism, health and wellness, and sustainable markets.

Social Achievements

• Skoll Foundation's investments support social entrepreneurs and innovators working on equitable solutions to global challenges.
• Many foundations are actively involved in impact investing, as evidenced by their membership in GIIN, MIE, and US Impact Investing Alliance.

Governance Achievements

• Skoll Foundation incorporated impact considerations into its Investment Policy Statement (IPS), making impact alignment a fiduciary responsibility.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Only 5% of foundation investable assets are allocated to impact investments.
• Larger endowments show consistently low degrees of impact alignment.
• Many foundations struggle with the perceived onerousness of impact investing (building systems, developing pipelines, etc.).
• Concerns about financial performance compromising impact.
• Difficulty navigating the growing impact investing industry and identifying truly impactful opportunities.

Mitigation Strategies

• Set ambitious goals for impact investing, rather than starting small.
• Adopt a portfolio approach, integrating impact throughout the endowment and formalizing it in the IPS.
• Collaborate with peers to share investment opportunities and knowledge.
• Think beyond Mission Related Investments (MRIs) to broaden impact opportunities.
• Raise the bar for impact investments by supporting emerging fund managers and pursuing unconventional opportunities.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Operating Principles for Impact Management