Avon publishes first local impact report
Published: October 29, 2025
Avon Pension Fund has published its first local impact report, focused on the local investments it made in 2024.
Produced by The Good Economy, it marks the fund’s first external assessment of its local impact portfolio and is anchored in the Place-Based Impact Investing Reporting Framework.
All in all, it has invested more than £50m into its local impact portfolio – of which more than £25m went into projects based in the south west.
The fund has also, alongside like-minded investors, contributed to the building of 650 homes nationwide and helped to make 65,000 homes powered by solar energy. Additionally, it has supported more than 200 jobs in the south west.
Off the back of this, Avon said: “Building on the success of our initial commitment of three percent of overall assets (£180m), we have now increased that to five percent, equivalent to an extra £120m.
“We look forward to working with our new pooling provider to contribute to regional growth plans aimed at tackling housing costs, reducing carbon emissions, and growing the local economy.”
