This is the first of a two-part series on sustainability metrics for infrastructure investors. Guggenheim Investments, in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, commissioned Stanford’s Global Projects Center for the report used in this series, State of the Practice: Sustainability Standards for Infrastructure Investors. The first article includes a review of the tools available to institutional investors and their managers, and examines their potential to promote sustainable infrastructure projects for the industry. The second article will be featured next month and will focus on the challenges facing widespread adoption of investor sustainability metrics in infrastructure, and a look ahead at potential opportunities for change. The complete 96-page report is available at www.guggenheiminvestments.com/Standards

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