LGPS place-based impact investing: scaling up

18 June 2026 by Andrew Holt

(Ross Morrow, executive director at DunPort Capital, credit: Mark Flynn)

At a Room15 roundtable in York, LGPS experts explored how the scaling up of pools impacts local place-based impact investing.

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One of the most pressing issues the LGPS has had to deal with is the scaling up of pools, which could have ramifications for

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