Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueMark, a leading provider of independent impact verification services for investors and companies, announced the creation of a first-of its-kind benchmark for tracking best practices in impact management. Designed to root out impact-washing, BlueMark's benchmark allows market participants to readily differentiate between impact leaders and learners. The benchmark is based on aggregated data and insights from 30 impact verifications for investors with a combined $99 billion in impact assets under management on their alignment with the Operating Principles for Impact Management ("Impact Principles"), the leading market standard for impact management practices. Each BlueMark impact verification involves conducting multiple interviews with client teams and reviewing hundreds of pages of investment policies, transaction documents, data, and reports. The full report, "