Over the last few years, the importance of scaling up finance needed for the transition towards a climate-neutral and sustainable economy has received considerable recognition and traction both among EU policy makers and financial market participants. Much progress has been achieved at European level on the ‘green’ perspective of the transition to address environment-related matters. However, the EU and EU financial market participants in particular, must also take action to address growing societal inequality, poverty, unequal access to education, and insufficient diversity across companies, especially within management and on corporate boards, in order to achieve a ‘just’ transition.

Despite the growing prominence of impact investments, also those focused on social matters, there is little awareness about investments through the JEDI lens, which is sometimes also referred to as DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion).

The objective of Eurosif’s JEDI Workstream is to develop and support a community of practice for investors focused on promoting investments through the JEDI lens. This community of practice gathers asset managers and asset owners from a diverse range of origins and backgrounds interested in learning, increasing awareness, and exchanging useful information and best practices on this topic.