Impact ecosystem

EVPA, the European impact investing network, hosted its annual Impact Week in Torino from 22-24 November, with ‘Impact Together’ as its main theme.

Developing countries are struggling with the effects of climate change. How private capital can work alongside public sector investments to support vulnerable regions is an issue we will explore at our annual conference.

A survey from Norway’s recently established National Advisory Board provides insights into an increasingly vibrant impact investing sector where participants say they are poised to scale up their activities.

New data platform Forest IQ has been created by an alliance of leading not-for-profit organisations. It plans to help impact investors eliminate deforestation from their portfolios.

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Differing perceptions of fiduciary duty is one of several reasons European and US investors diverge in their strategies when seeking to make an impact.

Leading figures from the impact investing industry, such as our keynote speaker Maurits Schouten, will share their experiences and offer up key insights.

Turkey’s NAB is looking to galvanise impact investment by tapping into a vibrant local private sector and by attracting international players. However, several obstacles remain, such as the need to generate more awareness.

New guidance from the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation seeks to tackle potential conflicts between climate and biodiversity investments and provides recommendations on how to minimise the trade-offs.

Under the ‘Generating real-world impact’, the second edition of our annual Impact Investor Conference will bring together Europe’s impact investing sector in The Hague on 7 December 2023.