3 minute interview

UBP’s head of impact investing talks about how demand for impact from private investors is changing, the role of the younger generations, and how bankers are presenting impact investing to their clients.

Ahead of its annual forum in Berlin, Amit Bouri, CEO and co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), talks to Maha Khan Phillips about the evolution of the impact investing industry, the vital role of institutional investors and catalytic capital, and what comes next.

Nuveen’s head of private equity impact talks to Impact Investor about what limited partners are looking for in the impact space, trends and themes that are shaping private equity, and future innovations in private capital and impact.

Anne Gram has worked with a range of asset managers and pension funds over her 30-year career. The industry veteran talks to Impact Investor about her journey into the world of sustainability, directing capital flows towards the wellbeing of the planet, and the institutional outlook for impact.

The senior partner at Global Ventures and founder of C3 talks to Impact Investor about entrepreneurship in emerging markets and why it has the potential to catalyse systemic change.

Finnfund’s new chair of the board of directors talks to Impact Investor about the development finance institution’s increasing focus on digitalisation, launching the first global emerging markets impact fund in Finland, and the ongoing reform of the Finnfund Act.

In February, PNO Media gave Achmea Investment Management a €150m mandate to invest in impact funds. Mario Hooghiemstra, investment manager ESG tells Impact Investor about the Dutch pension fund’s goals and aspirations for its impact portfolio.

Suzanne Jenkins and Lisa Hehenberger talk to Impact Investor about Impact Shakers Ventures’ new framework to support impact startups, and the importance of shifting the focus from linear planning to adaptive learning.

The CEO and co-founder of Chi Impact Capital talks to Impact Investor about geopolitical noise and climate fatigue, but also rising momentum, innovation, and the importance of impact venture capital to fund new impactful solutions.