Investment

The drinking water sector in emerging economies is investment-ready but impact investors are still becoming acquainted with it. Non-profit Aqua for All is backing a new blended finance equity fund, in a move they hope might inspire others

We meet with Eva Gouwens, the Dutch entrepreneur shaking up the smartphone space, who believes a fairer electronics industry is possible, by manufacturing products which lasts longer, from ethically-sourced materials

Mike Quinn’s heart-rending story of entrepreneurial failure takes us on his personal journey of founding a purpose-driven startup, seeing it fail, and all the hard-learned lessons along the way

OEDC’s report on gender equality in blended finance, Impact Investing Institute’s guide for charitable endowments, and Equal Measure’s latest 2030 SDG Gender Index

Plus Impact Deal’s accelerator programme, Robeco’s global climate survey, ImpactAssets50 database, and Catella’s energy-positive residential fund

Dutch cooperative lender Rabobank and venture capital fund Future Food Fund have invested in Clear, a health-tech company which has developed a self-help app for type 2 diabetes patients

Lack of access to funding is preventing blue economy startups to grow, and hindering the development of ground-breaking technologies which are crucial for preserving marine biodiversity, and for mitigating the effects of climate change

Launched in 2017, the Village Enterprise Development Impact Bond has helped 95,000 East Africans out of poverty during the pandemic, supporting more than 14,000 first-time entrepreneurs in Kenya and Uganda

SECO’s Liliana de Sá Kirchknopf explains how Switzerland is mobilising more private capital for developing countries aligned with the SDGs, and announces the first call for proposals under a new impact finance initiative

Organisations representing impact investors, including the the European Venture Philanthropy Association and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, are pooling resources to uncover a reliable picture of Europe’s impact investment sector