As the world moves from one crisis to the next, how should investors respond? From climate change to Covid, to the unfolding war in Ukraine, investors have a crucial role to play, delegates at the Phenix Capital’s Impact Summit Europe heard
The drinking water sector in emerging economies is investment-ready but impact investors are still becoming acquainted with it. Non-profit Aqua for All is backing a new blended finance equity fund, in a move they hope might inspire others
The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials is developing a new accounting standard which they hope will make it easier for financial institutions to assess and disclose the impact on biodiversity of their loans and investments
SECO’s Liliana de Sá Kirchknopf explains how Switzerland is mobilising more private capital for developing countries aligned with the SDGs, and announces the first call for proposals under a new impact finance initiative
The launch of the first Sierra Leonean leone synthetic bond, highlights the importance of mobilising international capital into frontier-market currencies, as a tool to reduce the reliance of local borrowers on the dollar
Accounting and financing are catalysts for the transition from a linear to a circular economy. Circle Economy’s Aglaia Fischer tells Impact Investor why the transition will require a new way of thinking about how we do business
The Education Outcomes Fund aims to transform the lives of 10 million children by taking the concept of outcomes-based education programmes to a global scale. Impact investors will pay a key role in this innovative approach
Direct cash transfers organisation 100Weeks offers women living in extreme poverty temporary cash support and financial training to promote sustainable livelihoods In brief 100Weeks’ programme aims to move women out of poverty by providing direct cash transfers and financial education Fast-growing tech firm Media.Monks is among the companies supporting the programme Data on the first […]
Investors can play a key role in funding solutions to water problems but a lack of global standards to measure water impact remains a barrier. In brief Policymakers and investors are not paying as much attention to water as they do to energy transition Better policies and more investment are needed to tackle water-related problems, […]
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