Krystle Higgins

Articles written by Krystle Higgins

• Finland and EU launch €2bn digitalisation programme across emerging markets

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • EU funding,
  • Investment

  

  Finland and EU launch €2bn digitalisation programme across emerging markets

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • EU funding,
  • Investment

  09 Dec 2025

  The EU-backed initiative will support digital infrastructure and services across emerging markets, aiming to accelerate connectivity and economic development.

  

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  • Krystle Higgins

• Institutional capital targets UK regions with least affordable housing

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Investment,
  • Social impact

  

  Institutional capital targets UK regions with least affordable housing

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Investment,
  • Social impact

  03 Dec 2025

  Institutional capital now represents roughly a quarter of the UK’s £6.02bn impact investment affordable housing market as of the end of 2024, according to a report by Better Society Capital and The Good Economy.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Water Unite Impact invests in desalination technology

  Posted in category:

  • Blue economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Infrastructure,
  • Investment

  

  Water Unite Impact invests in desalination technology

  Posted in category:

  • Blue economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Infrastructure,
  • Investment

  01 Dec 2025

  Water Unite Impact is backing the Norwegian firm Flocean, whose subsea desalination technology aims to provide clean, sustainable freshwater with lower energy use.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• UK social impact investment market reaches £11.2bn

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Outcomes contracts,
  • Social impact

  

  UK social impact investment market reaches £11.2bn

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Outcomes contracts,
  • Social impact

  28 Nov 2025

  Pension funds remain the most active investors in the UK’s social impact sector, with a strong focus on social and affordable housing, according to a report by Better Society Capital.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Pensioenfonds Detailhandel grows impact focus from 1% to 5%

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Pension funds

  

  Pensioenfonds Detailhandel grows impact focus from 1% to 5%

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Pension funds

  27 Nov 2025

  Pensioenfonds Detailhandel said it will increase its impact portfolio from around €300m to as much as €1.5bn after a strong push from members. The fund said it is considering allocating the capital in areas such as affordable housing and clean energy.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Europe’s impact sector welcomes SFDR overhaul but warn of loopholes

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Policy & regulation

  

  Europe’s impact sector welcomes SFDR overhaul but warn of loopholes

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Policy & regulation

  25 Nov 2025

  Members of the impact investor community spoke to Impact Investor about whether the revised SFDR categories have brought structure to the sector, and shared what still concerns them.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Investment,
  • Real Assets

  

  Scotland’s development bank invests £100m to Octopus affordable housing fund

  Posted in category:

  • Housing,
  • Investment,
  • Real Assets

  21 Nov 2025

  The investment will fund over 1,000 zero-bills homes across the UK, delivering new-build properties aimed at reducing fuel-poverty, guaranteeing residents no energy bills for at least five to ten years.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Impact Investor Conference: Building resilience in institutional portfolios

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Pension funds,
  • Social impact

  

  Impact Investor Conference: Building resilience in institutional portfolios

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment,
  • Pension funds,
  • Social impact

  20 Nov 2025

  Panellists debated the complex issue of maintaining fiduciary duty while including natural, social and human capital when building resilience in institutional impact portfolios at this year’s Impact Investor Conference in The Hague.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Impact Investor Conference: Pension funds overlooking governance in favour of environmental priorities

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Pension funds

  

  Impact Investor Conference: Pension funds overlooking governance in favour of environmental priorities

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Pension funds

  19 Nov 2025

  Pension fund board member Evalinde Eeelens spoke at the at last week’s Impact Investor Conference about how pension funds can navigate geopolitical uncertainty and fiduciary duty while staying aligned to impact.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• EIB invests €20m to back sustainable economic growth in Africa 

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Investment

  

  EIB invests €20m to back sustainable economic growth in Africa 

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Investment

  07 Nov 2025

  The Amethis Europe Expansion Fund aims to support European small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to expand into Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East. The fund has been backed by the EIB, Bpifrance and COFIDES.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins