Krystle Higgins

Articles written by Krystle Higgins

• Denmark’s DFI issues record €183m loan for Pakistan wastewater treatment plant

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Development finance,
  • Investment

  

  Denmark’s DFI issues record €183m loan for Pakistan wastewater treatment plant

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Development finance,
  • Investment

  17 Dec 2025

  Impact Fund Denmark has backed a Danish-built wastewater treatment plant in Pakistan with a record €183m loan, aiming to tackle textile pollution, improve water quality and support energy self-sufficiency locally.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Mastercard Foundation backs female-led African enterprises

  Posted in category:

  • Gender equality,
  • Investment,
  • Venture capital

  

  Mastercard Foundation backs female-led African enterprises

  Posted in category:

  • Gender equality,
  • Investment,
  • Venture capital

  15 Dec 2025

  Five35 Ventures has secured an anchor commitment from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund. The investment will help the gender-lens investor to support women-led startups across Africa.

  

  Written by:

  • Krystle Higgins

• Impact Investor Seminar: Institutional capital into impact at debate

  Posted in category:

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

  

  Impact Investor Seminar: Institutional capital into impact at debate

  Posted in category:

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

  12 Dec 2025

  Speakers at the Impact Investor Seminar held in Seville last week as part of  the IPE Conference & Awards discussed the evolution of Spain’s impact ecosystem and the role of impact investing within institutional portfolios.

  

  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.

  

  Written by:

  • 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