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This short online assessment tool by EVPA aims to help social investors and impact practitioners assess risks and the impact integrity of their organisations. It also provides practicable mitigation measures that address the risks identified by the tool.

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AVPA and Social Value UK offer their in-depth knowledge of the practice of social impact measurement and management to help you learn how to maximise the impact you are generating. This online course is especially designed to support investors for impact, foundations, social impact funds and other types of capital providers, in understanding how to measure and manage impact at the portfolio level.

Global

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This research report from BlueMark synthesizes insights about the development of IMM practices in the impact investing ecosystem: which practices are most widespread, where the field is underdeveloped, case studies on best practices, etc. The research currently being undertaken by Impact Frontiers and AVPN will look to build on this research, and BlueMark is also a new member.

Global

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This is a case study of Climate Investor One (CIO), a $850 million blended vehicle designed to advance the development of renewable energy infrastructure projects in emerging markets. It’s pioneering three-phase sequential financing approach aims to align project capital needs with appropriate investors maximising private investment while also ensuring access to finance to early stage renewable energy projects.

Global

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This book lays down various alternatives to finance biodiversity conservation. Aimed at governments, NGOs and private sector investors, it introduces an overarching framework that organizes biodiversity finance techniques into five categories – revenue generation, better delivery, expenditure realignment, avoidance of future expenditures, and catalysts.

Global

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Highlighting the potential of blended finance to advance development, this article discusses the example of a successful blended finance program – REVIVE Alliance in India created to support the most vulnerable communities that are experiencing severe credit crunch due to the pandemic. While successful, many such platforms face multiple bottlenecks constraining the vast benefits blended finance can offer.

India

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China has become the primary driver of green financing in the region over the years. It’s ambitious BRI coalition in efforts to go green provides Malaysia – the largest recipient of investment amongst South-East Asian countries, the impetus to boost green financing efforts to mitigate climate change and improve livelihoods.

Malaysia

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Although the market witnesses growth, very few gender bonds have been issued in the past decade. Discussing the different approaches gender bonds issuance can initiate to impact, the Japan International Cooperation Agency – one of the first public development banks to issue a gender bond, sets a precedent representing a much needed change in the market as it taps into investor interest thereby advancing gender equality.

Japan

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This digital toolkit by Business Schools for Climate Leadership helps business leaders to pose key questions and assess their readiness to act effectively to tackle our planetary emergency.

Global

Toolkit

Corporate Social Impact Centre

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This paper by CSR Asia outlines how inclusive business (IB) strategies can create shared value and walks through practical steps companies can take to develop an effective IB strategy. It makes a case for inclusive business and demonstrates how companies can leverage aspects of their value chain to create opportunities for low-income communities. You will also find a number of case studies from around the Asia region.

Asia

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This white paper evaluates blended finance as an instrument to fill the SDG financing gap in low-income countries, and finds that there are overlooked contextual factors that limit blended finance’s efficacy in underdeveloped market contexts.

Global

Report

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60dB is an impact management and evaluation organization that uses on-the-ground surveying techniques to assess the most material impact metrics for beneficiaries. This report aggregates and analyzes their survey data collected over the course of 2020 with an eye toward sectoral and regional trends (sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia).

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Impact Integrity Quiz

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Social Impact Measurement and Management Online Course

Other

Social Finance Centre

Making the Mark: The Benchmark for Impact Investing Practice

Report

Social Finance Centre

Climate Investor One Case Study

Case Study

Social Finance Centre

The Little Book of Investing in Nature

Report

Social Finance Centre

Building Blended Finance in India

Blogpost/Article

Social Finance Centre

China encourages green financing in Malaysia through BRI

Blogpost/Article

Social Finance Centre

Gender Bonds Haven’t Been a Big Hit Globally, but a Japanese Bank May Change That

Blogpost/Article

Corporate Social Impact Centre

Business Schools for Climate Leadership Toolkit

Toolkit

Corporate Social Impact Centre

Creating Shared Value Through Inclusive Business Strategies

Paper

Social Finance Centre

Blended finance in the poorest countries. The need for a better approach

Report

Social Finance Centre

Listening During COVID-19: A Year in Review

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