Impact ecosystem

The GSG is entering its second decade at a time of rapid change for the industry it is helping to build. CEO Cliff Prior believes the diverse nature of global economies should be considered when shaping the sector’s future.

Zebra Impact Ventures is investing in precision farming, alternative nutrition, and food waste. Christopher Walker talks to co-founder Lionel Artusio-Payot about the firm’s investment approach and strategy for the future.

After developing a pilot programme last year, the industry body hopes its new qualification will help close the knowledge gap and lead to a better understanding of impact investing.

The growth in listed equity impact funds continues, as the sector expands beyond its private market origins. But can investors really generate additional and measurable impact when investing in stocks?

Private equity continues to be the most popular asset class for impact investors. Increasing impact transparency and reporting will help distinguish truly impact-driven investment strategies from those that are not.

Organisations seeking to boost impact investment in emerging markets and tackle nature loss took advantage of the global stage provided by the annual World Economic Forum to talk about key initiatives.

The investment by a trio of European funds will enable FA Bio to expand its business, which develops microbial bioproducts to replace more harmful chemical agricultural inputs.

The fund aims to help foster the development of indigenous tech companies in Ireland to support the country in meeting its climate change targets across a spectrum of agricultural and industrial sectors.

Pioneering impact investor Sir Ronald Cohen, president of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and chair of the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts, reflects on the sector’s progress and outlines the path forward.

The Visa Foundation and Norway’s development finance institution Norfund share their perspectives on impact investing and how their organisations put it into practice.