All our reports, consultation responses, and research are available to everyone interested in learning more about impact investing.
Publications
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Bridging divides: A guide on using catalytic capital for a global just transition
Read this publication: Bridging divides: A guide on using catalytic capital for a global just transitionOur catalytic capital guide provides a roadmap for achieving a fair and inclusive transition – a just transition – to net zero in emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on the use of catalytic capital.
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Fostering impact: An investor guide for engaging communities in place-based impact investing
Read this publication: Fostering impact: An investor guide for engaging communities in place-based impact investingThe 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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Just Transition Criteria – a practical tool for fund managers
Read this publication: Just Transition Criteria – a practical tool for fund managersThe 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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Impact investing presentation for charitable foundations
Read this publication: Impact investing presentation for charitable foundationsA downloadable presentation to help facilitate conversations about impact investing within charitable foundations. It provides an introduction to impact investing, busts prevalent myths, highlights key arguments in favour of the approach and provides steps on how to get started, all supported by detailed speaker notes.
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New research shines a light on existing social sustainability metrics that can spearhead further policy and industry action
Read this publication: New research shines a light on existing social sustainability metrics that can spearhead further policy and industry actionSustainability reporting, particularly on social outcomes, remains patchy and inconsistent across industries. However, our new research shows that there is a raft of existing legislation, voluntary codes, and market-led initiatives by which businesses and investors are already capturing and disclosing factors relating to people and communities.
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Just Transition finance
Read this publication: Just Transition financeReducing and absorbing carbon emissions at the speed and scale needed to safeguard our planet requires vast amounts of capital. At the same time a global consensus is emerging that to be sustained and successful, this transition needs to be socially inclusive. Capital will need to be invested in ways that support a Just Transition…
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Our Impact Report January 2021 – June 22
Read this publication: Our Impact Report January 2021 – June 22At the Impact Investing Institute, we aim to transform capital markets to make them fairer and work better for people and the planet. In this, our second impact report, we reflect on the achievements we have made so far and look ahead, outlining our priorities for the future.
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Bridging capital into communities: A practical guide for policy makers
Read this publication: Bridging capital into communities: A practical guide for policy makersIn this report we consider the effectiveness of grant, guarantee and tax relief subsidy approaches in the UK to improve the financing of social enterprises, charities as well as small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The report also looks at the use of these tools internationally, where they have the potential to grow the social impact…
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Estimating and describing the UK impact investing market
Read this publication: Estimating and describing the UK impact investing marketMeasuring the growing impact market’s scale potential and who is investing.
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