Impact measurement

Should we adopt ESG investing as the modus operandi, or avoid it? Part of this debate centres around whether impact investments are achieving their desired impact, writes Better Finance’s Tenke A. Zoltani.

The new indicators are designed to sharpen the focus of the multilateral development bank group on accountability and impact, as well as standardising measurement of progress across its institutions.

Sharing which impact measurement and management practices work and which are not fit for purpose will help the industry advance. Transparency is key, according to those focused on improving IMM practices.

The global edtech market may more than double to close to $700bn by 2028.  While many platforms follow the commercial model of personalisation, aiming to keep children engaged on the screen for as long as possible, WiKIT is going a different route. The Norwegian startup is committed to tailoring content to a child’s current level and introducing new concepts.

In the second of our series of stories covering Impact Investor’s Annual Conference last week, the experts tell us what is still needed to unlock real-world impact today.

Dimple Patel, the new chief executive officer at nature intelligence tech company Nature Metrics, is facing one of her biggest challenges yet: scaling up the company to crack the fledgling $154bn market for nature-based solutions.

Goodwill Investments increases funding into insurtech firm Inclusivity Solutions. Plus: Clarity AI and Radient AI announce strategic partnership to integrate sustainability data with fund insights | ABC Fund invests in Ugandan coffee supplier JKCC

Lending by some microfinance institutions has had bad press in recent times, but the vast majority of those surveyed say the credit the sector provides, along with the associated wraparound services, are improving their lives.

Fund IV has received backing from a range of institutional investors, DFIs and philanthropies. It will invest in rapidly scaling financial services and healthcare businesses in global growth markets in Africa and Asia.

New report is intended as roadmap for foundations to improve governance of impact | Applications open for ImpactAssets 50 2024 | Treefera raises €2m in pre-seed funding round