Investment

The Swiss Lead Impact Foundation supports young entrepreneurs in building impactful ventures. CEO Katarzyna Wilk talks to Impact Investor about impact startups and funds, regulation, ESG data, and greenwashing 

In this book, author Christopher Marquis argues that B Corps can help fix a capitalist system which has gone ‘off the rails’. But can the US-born movement become truly international?

The Zinc 2 fund, which will support 500 entrepreneurs to create high impact ventures, has reached a first close at £28m with UK government’s British Business Bank as anchor investor

Investing in Latin America’s startups is terra incognita for most European impact investors. Attracting capital for the ‘missing middle’ in the region is a challenge but also a great opportunity, according to Social Nest Foundation

BlueOrchard’s acquisition by Schroders three years ago has opened up new possibilities for the impact investment manager but its core objectives are unchanged, according to CEO Philipp Mueller

Vervoer joins Dutch pension funds ABP and bpfBouw in backing private debt fund which will invest jointly with development finance institutions to provide loans for SDG-focused companies and projects in emerging markets

GIIN has opened a public comment period for its upcoming guidelines for impact investing in listed equities. Separately, the organisation has added new impact themes to its IRIS+ system, including racial equity

Tharald Nustad, the founder of Katapult Group and Nordic Impact, outlines his strategy for identifying and nurturing impact tech startups offering solutions to challenges in three key areas: climate, oceans and Africa

We list a selection of the most relevant impact investment events taking place in Europe, and some of the leading global conferences.

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British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution, is funding a bond arranged by Symbiotics. It will provide loans to MSME banks offering green lending to small-scale borrowers in Africa and Asia