Tideline and BlueMark—two sister firms that specialize in working with impact investors, including asset allocators, asset managers, and intermediaries—have been named Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Sustainable Investing & Impact Community Partners. BlueMark and Tideline will provide ILPA’s LP members with insights, tools, and best practices for building and managing portfolios of impact funds.
Tideline, founded in 2014, is a specialist consulting firm that advises institutional allocators and managers on deploying impact capital. BlueMark, launched in 2020, is the leading provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the sustainable and impact investing market. As sister firms, they frequently collaborate on research and education initiatives to strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of impact investing globally. This includes co-hosting workshops and discussions with leading practitioners to advance impact measurement and management practices and to explore the evolving dynamic between LPs and asset managers regarding expectations for transparency and accountability.
BlueMark and Tideline’s partnership with ILPA as Sustainable Investing & Impact Community Partners underscores the growing demand for impact among institutional investors and the need for greater transparency from asset managers to ensure capital is deployed effectively. Through co-hosted events, co-authored research, and joint thought leadership, this collaboration will provide ILPA members with deeper insights and practical tools to help them implement their impact investing strategies.
“Impact investing is increasingly top-of-mind for many of our LP members,” said Matt Schey, Managing Director of External Affairs and Sustainable Investing at ILPA. “As more institutional investors extend their focus from managing environmental and social risks to also seeking positive impact outcomes, it is essential that they have the right tools and resources to align with industry best practices.”
“This exciting partnership is a testament to the continued growth and maturation of the impact investing industry,” said Ben Thornley, Managing Partner at Tideline. “We have seen an exponential increase in interest and demand for impact investing funds and products from the asset allocators we work with, signaling that the market has mainstreamed.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with ILPA to help LPs strengthen their impact investing approach and apply greater rigor in evaluating manager impact performance,” said Christina Leijonhufvud, CEO of BlueMark. “As LP demand for clearer guidance and stronger resources in impact investing continues to grow, we’re confident this collaboration will advance best practices and drive meaningful progress in the market.”
About BlueMark
BlueMark is the leading provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the impact and sustainable investing market. As a certified B Corp, BlueMark’s mission is to “strengthen trust in sustainable and impact investing” by providing investors with market-leading impact verification services, benchmarks, and analytics. BlueMark’s verification methodologies draw on a range of industry standards, frameworks, and regulations, including: the Impact Management Project (IMP), the Operating Principles for Impact Management (Impact Principles), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), SDG Impact, Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (SDR), and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Learn more about BlueMark and impact verification at www.bluemark.co.
About Tideline
Tideline is a specialist consulting firm that provides expert impact investing advice and has played a foundational role in building the field since the firm’s inception in 2014. To date, Tideline has completed more than 200 projects for clients deploying over $200 billion in impact capital. With services focused on strategy and implementation, the firm supports impact investing platforms, programs, and vehicles globally across themes and sectors. Tideline’s thought leadership, including many seminal reports and the Compass Series webinars, also place the firm at the center of the market’s development. Learn more at www.tideline.com.
About ILPA
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) engages, empowers and connects limited partners to maximize their performance on an individual, institutional and collective basis. With more than 600 member institutions representing over $3T USD of private equity assets under management, ILPA is the only global organization dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of Limited Partners (LPs) and their beneficiaries. Through collaboration with its Community Partners, ILPA is bringing valuable expertise and timely resources to its member LPs and broader network from leading thinkers and practitioners. Learn more at www.ilpa.org.
Tideline is a specialist consultant for the impact investing industry, charting a course with actionable advice and implementation services.
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