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South Yorkshire’s impact journey: local commitments and place-based focus

Impact Investor, July 2024.

Posted on Aug 02, 2024

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... After a workshop with Pensions for Purpose in 2020, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) fully committed to a 5% allocation to impact investments, dedicating 1% to place-based investments in South Yorkshire. The fund had also set a goal of achieving net zero by 2030.

Currently, SYPA's impact investment allocation is between 3.5% and 4%, expected to reach 5% by 2028. "That's a level within the fund that we feel comfortable with, in terms of risk and concentration," Graham said.

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Our case study on South Yorkshire Pensions Authority details how they retained Pensions for Purpose to facilitate the delivery of the authority's place-based impact allocation in their portfolio.

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