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The Impact Disclosure Taskforce, a market-led effort co-chaired by J.P. Morgan and Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, released its final voluntary Impact Disclosure Guidance, following a public consultation period. The Impact Disclosure Guidance helps corporate and sovereign entities provide transparency on their efforts to reduce poverty and inequality in communities that still lack access to basic human needs. It also helps disseminate information to institutional investors that are seeking investments that offer both financial and social returns.

Drawing on existing resources, the final guidance outlines a five-step process for corporate and sovereign entities to measure and disclose the development impact of their business strategies or national development plans. The guidance, whilst voluntary, is applicable to both developed and developing country entities, as a means to measure their impact on underserved communities at home and abroad, and to attract impact-focused investors to fund their efforts.