Impact Investing

Incorporating a gender lens to climate finance

Posted by threearrowsimpacton February 1, 2023in Climate finance, GenderLeave a comment

There are many studies that point to the fact that women are disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women,…

Reimagining Blended Finance in Africa – Survey Results

Posted by threearrowsimpacton March 25, 2021March 25, 2021in Impact InvestingLeave a comment

How can we strengthen and scale blended finance in Africa so that we can achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? We are very excited to share the outcome of a rapid survey that was conducted this month,…

Will Covid-19 be a catalyst for the long-term growth of impact investing?

Posted by threearrowsimpacton October 6, 2020in Impact InvestingLeave a comment

From Newsphere in Japanese. The piece highlights the increasing interest & capital flowing into ESG investment products; rapid response from impact investors on short-term recovery & long-term growth from COVID-19 (e.g R3Coalition by The Global Impact Investing Network) and increasing awareness of stakeholder-based…

Why real impact investing matters in Africa

Posted by threearrowsimpacton June 17, 2019June 17, 2019in Impact InvestingLeave a comment

By Sawa Nakagawa Early in the new year, I had a conversation with a prominent South African venture capitalist at an event in Johannesburg. As we were discussing my work in the field of impact investing, the venture capitalist asked…

Key challenges in scaling impact investing in South Africa (Newsphere)

Posted by threearrowsimpacton February 24, 2019October 4, 2020in Impact InvestingLeave a comment

What are the key challenges to scaling impact investing in South Africa? Follow the link to read in Japanese on Newsphere.