All our reports, consultation responses, and research are available to everyone interested in learning more about impact investing.
Publications
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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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Financing structures for place-based impact investing – what works?
Read this publication: Financing structures for place-based impact investing – what works?In May 2021, our white paper “Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact” identified a barrier which could prevent institutional investors from adopting a place-based approach: the lack of appropriate financing vehicles through which to invest. Our new report tackles this barrier head on, setting out the key characteristics viable vehicles must possess, a variety…
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Originating place-based impact investments
Read this publication: Originating place-based impact investmentsThe origination of place-based impact investment opportunities is highly complex, making it difficult to connect institutional investors seeking to adopt place-based strategies with the fund managers and enterprises who meet their needs. This report tests the hypothesis that this issue can be addressed through a ‘platform’ solution. It explores existing kinds of origination platforms and…
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Investing with impact in the endowment
Read this publication: Investing with impact in the endowmentOur paper, “Investing for impact in the endowment: Why do it and how to get started”, is a practical guide designed to help foundation leaders and the constellation of professionals that surround them to make their first moves into impact investing. With support from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Esmée Fairbairn…
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