All our reports, consultation responses, and research are available to everyone interested in learning more about impact investing.
Publications
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The Green+ Bond: How EU Sovereign and Corporate Issuers could deliver Green Sovereign Bonds with Social Co-Benefits
Read this publication: The Green+ Bond: How EU Sovereign and Corporate Issuers could deliver Green Sovereign Bonds with Social Co-BenefitsOur paper, “The Green+ Bond: How EU Sovereign and Corporate Issuers could deliver Green Sovereign Bonds with Social Co-Benefits”, co-authored with the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute, emphasises the strategic potential for a green sovereign bond with well-defined social and economic benefits to support the European Commission’s new Strategy for “financing the transition to a sustainable economy.”
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Is there an investment case for social and affordable housing in the UK?
Read this publication: Is there an investment case for social and affordable housing in the UK?In partnership with Property Funds Research and supported by Homes England and Investment Property Forum, we have published a ground-breaking and comprehensive report detailing the investment case for UK social housing.
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The UK’s Green Gilt: Demonstrating the Contribution to Jobs and Levelling Up
Read this publication: The UK’s Green Gilt: Demonstrating the Contribution to Jobs and Levelling UpA working paper on the UK’s Green Gilt: Demonstrating the Contribution to Jobs and Levelling Up, co-authored with the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute.
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White Paper: Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact
Read this publication: White Paper: Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impactOur joint white paper “Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact” sets out the case for institutional investors to adopt a “place-based lens.” The report shows that there are real opportunities for investors to secure financial returns while addressing place-based inequalities and support more inclusive and sustainable development across the UK.
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The Institute’s Impact Report 2019-20
Read this publication: The Institute’s Impact Report 2019-20In our first impact report for 2019-20, we are reflecting on our achievements of our first year and are looking ahead to how we can work towards our goal of improving people’s lives, as more capital contributes to addressing social and environmental challenges.
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Knowledge Exchange Series No. 5: Building impact investing knowledge and skills of local actors
Read this publication: Knowledge Exchange Series No. 5: Building impact investing knowledge and skills of local actorsThe fifth session of the Institute’s Knowledge Exchange Series explored how National Advisory Boards (NABs) on impact investing and other market-building organisations can build up the skills, knowledge and capacities on impact investing of key local stakeholders, including investors and policy-makers.
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Knowledge Exchange Series No. 4: The role of National Advisory Boards on impact investing in supporting enterprises and demand-side actors
Read this publication: Knowledge Exchange Series No. 4: The role of National Advisory Boards on impact investing in supporting enterprises and demand-side actorsThe fourth session of the Knowledge Exchange Series continued to explore the role of impact investing National Advisory Boards (NABs) as market navigators. This session focussed on how NABs can effectively engage with and support demand-side impact actors including enterprises.
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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee’s Growing Back Better report
Read this publication: The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee’s Growing Back Better reportThe report features insight from the Institute, referencing our written evidence, submitted in partnership with the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute and the Green Finance Institute.
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Knowledge Exchange Series No. 3: Engaging the supply side of capital and responding to investors needs
Read this publication: Knowledge Exchange Series No. 3: Engaging the supply side of capital and responding to investors needsThe third session of the Knowledge Exchange Series explored the role of National Advisory Boards (NABs) on impact investing as market navigators. The discussion focused on how NABs can engage with and strengthen their value proposition for the supply-side of capital (including investors, asset managers and asset owners) – and featured an intervention from BlueOrchard…
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