Impact ecosystem

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.

From the Impact Investor Guide 2024 – Despite the challenging global economic landscape and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, interest in impact investing is on the rise.

The GIIN’s CEO discusses the need for all investments to be viewed through an “impact lens” and how the organisation is helping to make it happen.

Spain’s impact investing market has grown rapidly, but it is still lagging behind many of its European peers. SpainNAB wants to see the development of solidarity funds in a bid to boost growth.