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Five years on: what we’ve learned, and what’s next

5 min read 1 Apr 24

By John William Olsen and Ben Constable-Maxwell

November 2023 marked the five-year anniversary of the launch of the M&G (Lux) Positive Impact Fund. In this Q&A, John William Olsen (Fund Manager) and Ben Constable-Maxwell (Head of Impact & Sustainable Investing) reflect on the past five years and what’s to come next. The pair discuss the biggest challenges and highlights since the fund launch, how their thinking has evolved, and why they believe the future is bright for impact investing.

The views expressed in this document should not be taken as a recommendation, advice or forecast.

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By John William Olsen and Ben Constable-Maxwell

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