Policy & regulation

The government hopes its new Office for the Impact Economy will provide a hub to drive large-scale funding into social impact. We asked senior figures in the sector for their views on the move.

Members of the impact investor community spoke to Impact Investor about whether the revised SFDR categories have brought structure to the sector, and shared what still concerns them.

At the COP 30 summit Belém, Europe did not get what it would have liked. Countries agreed to strive to triple funding for adaptation. But a plan to phase out fossil fuels did not come about, despite a back-guard battle by the EU.

Impact Europe’s new CEO tells us why she believes investors can successfully weather the headwinds currently affecting the impact space.

A report from environmental NGOs and food policy groups says tackling greenhouse gas emissions from livestock should be high on the agenda at the climate summit in Brazil.

Proposed revisions simplifying European sustainability reporting standards have triggered calls from the impact investing sector to row back on some of the changes.

Kostis Tselenis, chair of the Hellenic Impact Investing Network, speaks to Impact Investor about the organisation’s plans to expand the nascent impact investing market in Greece.

Countries that are not committed to combating climate change are acting in violation of international law. That’s according to a ruling by the judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague last week.

The non-profit says in its latest report that impact investing techniques and strategies are entering the mainstream, with more outcomes contracts and the development of national-level impact wholesalers being key trends.

The chiefs of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative and its Impact Investing Advisory Board discuss the opportunities for unlocking impact investing opportunities in the country.