Social impact

Impact Europe and GSG were among signatories to an open letter calling on the EU to put impact investing centre stage when reappraising its green investment regulatory framework.

The survey shows a market more oriented towards making social rather than environmental impact and seemingly confident that investing in impact does not necessarily mean big compromises on financial returns. 

Lisa Hehenberger of the Esade Center for Social Impact tells Impact Investor about the rationale for a report aimed at pushing impact up the agenda for decision-makers at Europe’s foundations

The impact investment manager is targeting the funding gap for SMEs in emerging markets with its latest product, the BlueOrchard Impact Credit Fund.

Johan Brand, co-founder of We Are Human, talks about the company’s unconventional business model that is driving societal impact through education, health and climate tech.

The close underscores the firm’s commitment to contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The fund will target four key investment themes: climate action, sustainable living, lifelong learning and inclusive growth.

The Growth Impact Fund developed by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd announced second close after raising £1.75m (€2m) from the Macquarie Group Foundation and BD Giving.

Campo Capital and Impact Earth will use the investment into their funds to expand their pipeline of forest landscape restoration projects across Latin America.

The UK’s Big Issue Invest has opened applications for its fourth social impact debt fund. We meet with investment director James Potter to understand how it works.

We sit down with Jean de Fougerolles, managing partner and founder of impact venture capitalists Ascension, to discuss how ‘tech for good’ can deliver returns and positive impact for people and planet.