WHAT WE DO

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How to use impact finance more effectively

We collaborate with public funders and impact investors globally to scale high-performing enterprises and innovations with strong potential for positive impact on people and the planet.

Effective Financing Solutions

We design and implement innovative impact finance solutions, in which public and catalytic funds optimize impact performance while enabling private investment:

Innovative region- and/or sector-specific Impact-Linked Funds (via the IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE FUND)
SIINC PROGRAMS (region- or sector-specific)
Other Impact-Linked Finance programs

Access to Finance for Impact Enterprises

With our SOCIAL FINANCE ACADEMY, we help create vibrant impact ecosystems, provide critical capacity building and run programs for access to impact finance:

Investment readiness and impact management programs in partnership with incubators and accelerators
Impact ecosystem-building programs with partners (e.g. B-BRIDDHI in Bangladesh)
Open and free knowledge resources for impact enterprises on investment readiness and impact measurement & management (IMM)
Impact-Linked Finance Readiness bootcamps

Research, Education and Advice

We are deeply involved in improving the evidence base and sharing knowledge around effective impact finance:

Research and education for effective blended & innovative finance in partnership with the INITIATIVE FOR BLENDED FINANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH
Advice on innovative & blended finance for catalytic funders
An OPEN PLATFORM FOR IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE with free resources and tools