Social impact

Pension funds provided one-fifth of all investments, with a strong focus on social and affordable housing, according to a report by Better Society Capital.

Finalists will be awarded a grant of €50,000, while the winner will get the chance to take part in a year-long venture development programme and receive €100,000.

Social infrastructure plays a key role in the long-term asset allocation of the UK’s local government pension funds, according to a new study.

The aim is to increase healthcare capacity in the Netherlands. The first investment is in Momo Medical, which has developed an app to support more efficient working in nursing homes.

Accion and Nuveen are among backers for FlexiLoans, which is helping to support millions of India’s small businesses currently excluded from the mainstream financial system.

Plus, King’s College London’s impact fund announces first round of funding | Key Fund secures €10m for social impact fund

The Venturesome Impact Fund will remain continuously open for applications, providing affordable funding to social purpose organisations in the UK.

A joint study by the University of Zurich and Robeco shows why it pays off to bet on sustainable companies, and argues for new measure of corporate sustainability, based on the UN SDGs.

Acquiring accurate impact data to support impact investments does not have to mean swamping the often-limited resources of intermediary and beneficiary organisations with complex data requests, according to Oxford University researchers.

France’s development finance institution joins a consortium trying to help the economic recovery in the Palestinian territories.