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Damien Lardoux

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In today's episode we speak to Damien Lardoux, Head of Impact Investing at EQ Investors.EQ is an award-winning chartered financial planning firm with over 60 staff in London and 2,000 clients all around the UK. Our emphasis on doing things the right way has struck a chord with people who are tired of being treated as numbers by organisations only interested in growing their profits. We are one of the fastest growing wealth managers in the UK but we won’t be selling out – we are committed to being a staff owned business.We spoke with Damien about his career to date and his thoughts on the future of impact investing. Damien gave us his lowdown on how we can make impact investing the mainstream and how EQ are using their investment strategies to help solve some of the country's biggest challenges.

In today's episode we speak to Damien Lardoux, Head of Impact Investing at EQ Investors. EQ is an award-winning chartered financial planning firm with over 60 staff in London and 2,000 clients all around the UK. Our emphasis on doing things the right way has struck a chord with people who are tired of being treated as numbers by organisations only interested in growing their profits. We are one of the fastest growing wealth managers in the UK but we won’t be selling out – we are committed to being a staff owned business. We spoke with Damien about his career to date and his thoughts on the future of impact investing. Damien gave us his lowdown on how we can make impact investing the mainstream and how EQ are using their investment strategies to help solve some of the country's biggest challenges.

EQ Investors - Impact Investing, with Damien Lardoux

Damien Lardoux is the Head of Impact Investing at EQ investors. They are an award-winning chartered financial planner and one of the earliest BCorp in the UK, currently managing over £800 million of funds with £120 million in Impact Investment funds. Historically a wealth management company, they are also a fund of funds for impact investing and act as a portfolio manager. With their own technology and tech team, they are pushing the boundaries of impact reporting with in-house impact measurement frameworks and methodologies. They advise private clients on financial planning and work with financial advisors to grow their impact investment propositions. In this episode, Damien talks about how EQ investors are leading the change in impact investment amongst institutional investors and private clients. Damien is passionate in spreading the awareness of impact investment and making it available to everyone who wants to invest anywhere from as little as hundreds of pounds a year. Highlights in this episode:  EQ Investors and how they differ from other companies in the sector  How impact reporting is done and tracking 100s of impact indicators, while delivering market returns  Stumbling blocks preventing financial advisors from recommending impact funds and Institutional Investors from investing in Funds of Funds  How EQ Investors select and engage with the underlying impact companies and ‘Additionality’ of impact  SDGs, Paris Climate Agreement and Blue Planet  Impact investing inspiration: how to get involved, get investing, and create a career in the sector  Emphasis of relationship building, long-term investing and taking clients on the impact journey   Useful Links: EQ Investors - https://eqinvestors.co.uk/ Damian Lardoux’s Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-lardoux-cfa-2ba94735/ John Spiers on EQ Investors https://youtu.be/CT53Mqdou_w EQ Investors - Impact Report 2018 - Positive Impact Portfolios https://eqinvestors.co.uk/library/impact-report-2018-eq-positive-impact-portfolios/ Muhammad Yunus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus Chapters: [02:09] What is impact investing? How EQ Investors operate? [09:58] Operating as a Fund of Funds and engaging with underlying impact companies to look at ‘additionality’ of impact [14:14] Size of fund, in-house research and ROI of impact funds [19:00] Asset management for impact funds need transparency and clarity on the process [24:13] Online financial health check for everyday investors [27:55] Impact reporting from 100 indicators [33:14] Collaboration to share impact reporting data and the impact of products [39:00] Key turning points in impact investment history [43:00] We need $5-7 trillion dollars to achieve UN SDGs, regulation and governments to lead the change [54:00] Advise to impact companies looking for impact funding [01:01:00] Who is Damien Lardoux? What it takes to be an impact leader? Connect with JP Dallmann on Linkedin, Twitter, or Instagram. How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030 Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers Impact Leaders is produced and published by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (See: http://podcastpublishing.help/)

Damien Lardoux is the Head of Impact Investing at EQ investors. They are an award-winning chartered financial planner and one of the earliest BCorp in the UK, currently managing over £800 million of funds with £120 million in Impact Investment funds. Historically a wealth management company, they are also a fund of funds for impact investing and act as a portfolio manager. With their own technology and tech team, they are pushing the boundaries of impact reporting with in-house impact measurement frameworks and methodologies. They advise private clients on financial planning and work with financial advisors to grow their impact investment propositions. In this episode, Damien talks about how EQ investors are leading the change in impact investment amongst institutional investors and private clients. Damien is passionate in spreading the awareness of impact investment and making it available to everyone who wants to invest anywhere from as little as hundreds of pounds a year. Highlights in this episode: <ul> <li>EQ Investors and how they differ from other companies in the sector </li> <li>How impact reporting is done and tracking 100s of impact indicators, while delivering market returns </li> <li>Stumbling blocks preventing financial advisors from recommending impact funds and Institutional Investors from investing in Funds of Funds </li> <li>How EQ Investors select and engage with the underlying impact companies and ‘Additionality’ of impact </li> <li>SDGs, Paris Climate Agreement and Blue Planet </li> <li>Impact investing inspiration: how to get involved, get investing, and create a career in the sector </li> <li>Emphasis of relationship building, long-term investing and taking clients on the impact journey </li> </ul> Useful Links: EQ Investors - <a href="https://eqinvestors.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eqinvestors.co.uk/</a> Damian Lardoux’s Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-lardoux-cfa-2ba94735/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-lardoux-cfa-2ba94735/</a> John Spiers on EQ Investors <a href="https://youtu.be/CT53Mqdou_w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/CT53Mqdou_w</a> EQ Investors - Impact Report 2018 - Positive Impact Portfolios <a href="https://eqinvestors.co.uk/library/impact-report-2018-eq-positive-impact-portfolios/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eqinvestors.co.uk/library/impact-report-2018-eq-positive-impact-portfolios/</a> Muhammad Yunus - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus</a> Chapters: [02:09] What is impact investing? How EQ Investors operate? [09:58] Operating as a Fund of Funds and engaging with underlying impact companies to look at ‘additionality’ of impact [14:14] Size of fund, in-house research and ROI of impact funds [19:00] Asset management for impact funds need transparency and clarity on the process [24:13] Online financial health check for everyday investors [27:55] Impact reporting from 100 indicators [33:14] Collaboration to share impact reporting data and the impact of products [39:00] Key turning points in impact investment history [43:00] We need $5-7 trillion dollars to achieve UN SDGs, regulation and governments to lead the change [54:00] Advise to impact companies looking for impact funding [01:01:00] Who is Damien Lardoux? What it takes to be an impact leader? Connect with JP Dallmann on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dallmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JPDallmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyjp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. How to incorporate SDGs into your business - <a href="http://fastforward2030.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fast Forward 2030</a> Find talent and careers with impact - <a href="https://www.realchangers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Realchangers</a> Impact Leaders is produced and published by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (See: <a href="http://podcastpublishing.help/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podcastpublishing.help/</a>)

4: Damien Lardoux of EQ Investors - Pushing The Boundaries To Make Impact Investing Available To Everyone