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£62 million boost to help CDFIs support small businesses
For the first time, a mainstream bank in the UK – Loyds Bank – has provided funding at scale to Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs), which provide loans to businesses and social enterprises that cannot get the finance they need from banks.
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Catalytic capital symposium: a deeper dive into financing a just transition
The event will focus on blended finance for a just transition, providing insights into the challenges and potential solutions within blended finance.
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Bridging divides: Catalytic capital for a global just transition
Join us as we share key insights from our soon to be released publication “Bridging divides: A guide on using catalytic capital for a global just transition” and provide practical examples highlighting different methods of deploying catalytic capital for a just transition globally, and models of effective partnerships between catalytic capital providers and local investors.
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Fostering impact: An investor guide for engaging communities in place-based impact investing
The Institute’s community engagement guide empowers investors to identify and pursue community engagement opportunities within a place-based impact investing approach.
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Request for proposals: Data aggregation solution for the CDFI sector
We are looking for a research partner to help us to find a data aggregation solution for the CDFI sector.
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Place-based impact investing
Directing impact capital into underinvested communities across the UK
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Place-based impact investing
Private capital, including pension money, can address place-based inequalities across the UK and secure financial returns at the same time. This module explores how.
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Unlocking impact through blended finance – practical examples and strategies for success
Join the Impact Investing Institute and the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, for a webinar to explore the transformative role of catalytic capital and blended finance in designing investments to deliver positive economic, environmental, and social impact.
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Just Transition Criteria – a practical tool for fund managers
The Institute’s Just Transition Criteria are a ‘first of its kind’ practical tool for fund managers who want to invest in a transition to a net zero world that prioritises the needs of the planet and the people living on it.
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Financing a just transition: what investors should know
This informal and practical session will explore the practical opportunities and challenges around integrating a just transition approach in investment products and portfolios.