Spain's impact investment market is consolidating according to new research launched at SpainNAB's third annual event, with strong growth from private sector investors but calls for more public sector involvement.
Impact investors must show ‘humility’ as market still highly dependent on those seeking below-market rate returns, says European Investment Fund’s Cyril Gouiffes. We report from day one of the ChangeNOW conference in Paris.
New research published today shows a growing number of players and increased commitments by existing impact investors drive forward impact investment – plus rising interest from Japan’s top banks.
In Latin America, women are pushing forward key agendas including gender-lens and nature-positive investing. We spoke to three of them to find out what the rest of us can learn from the region – and how women entrepreneurs could be better supported.
Netherlands sees impact investing market growing rapidly, but still falling short of ambitions due to “excessively conservative investment culture” and legal and regulatory barriers.
How can the law help us shift to a world where business is a force for good? Enter the new Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers, which aims to replicate what works and to nurture the next generation of ‘impact lawyers’.
Influential global group warns ambitious climate and social targets will not be met without much more private capital, and sets out “actionable” recommendations to get there, in what chair Nick Hurd describes as a “radical” and ambitious report.
MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings are among 21 financial institutions to join Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative, pledging to grow the country's impact investing market and improve impact measurement and management.
Impact investors must welcome newcomers by talking about the problems that can be solved – rather than putting them off with too much focus on the financial instruments. We report from EVPA’s Investors for Impact Forum in Porto.
