Creating better lives: how responsible financial investments are supporting livelihoods
People are at the heart of everything we do at Ingka Group. We believe clean water, affordable housing and development opportunities should be available to the many. One way that we contribute to creating a better everyday life for the many people is through our diversified financial investment portfolio.
As a responsible investor, we know that financial returns and positive community impact go hand in hand. Securing long-term financial stability for Ingka Group is our main objective, but that financial resilience allows us to pursue investments that also support Ingka’s ambition for better lives.
We want to go further than just compliance and work with partners on the same journey as us, inspiring the financial sector to invest responsibly. Below are some of the external managers we are working with to deliver environmental and social impact alongside financial returns to create better lives.
Increasing access to clean water
Equitix invests in innovative infrastructure, including desalination technology that turns seawater into drinking water for water-stressed regions.
Quinbrook invests in low-carbon and renewable energy infrastructure, including building a platform of assets that turn wastewater from the dairy industry into energy and clean water.
Creating opportunities
Ocean 14 Capital invest in innovative companies that improve ocean health and address critical issues like overfishing, plastic pollution, and ecosystem preservation. One initiative provides job opportunities in coastal communities through a fishing net recycling program.
GEF Capital Partners invest in resource-efficient companies in sectors like clean energy and waste management, including a company working to upskill the US solar workforce to assist in the low-carbon transition.
MVI, based in Stockholm, invests in the areas of social change, digitalisation, and circularity, partnering with founders and management to accelerate growth and create societal impact.
Enabling affordable housing
Fiera Infrastructure invests in social housing and infrastructure platforms, including providing supported accommodation for vulnerable UK residents.
Equitix develop and manage infrastructure projects including social housing in Ireland and student accommodation in Italy, with over 15,000 social housing dwellings and 16,500 student beds across its portfolio.
Vistria Group invests in the preservation, improvement, and production of affordable housing for low- and middle-income families in the US, and provides services to residents to strengthen their economic resilience.
Bridge Investment Group preserve and build workforce housing in the US, offering on-site social, educational, and health programs to improve quality of life.
Aurium is building 169 affordable houses in Dublin, aiming to address the pressing need for affordable housing in Ireland, while prioritising environmental responsibility and community engagement.
Through Ingka Investments financial market portfolio, we’re securing financial resilience for Ingka Group whilst also working towards creating better lives. Our diversified financial investment portfolio allows us to work with strategic partners to amplify impact in housing, water access and skills development.
Find out more about how the Ingka Investments Financial Market Investments portfolio is helping create better homes and a better planet.