Keep up to date with the latest impact investing news, events and stories from the impact investing community.
Our first round of Resilience Grants has awarded eight social enterprises impacted by the COVID pandemic with an opportunity to access advice on investment strategies to support business continuity.
COVID-19 has increased the pressure on the Australia Government's budget and heightened the focus on the outcomes delivered from spending. Here are the five funding commitments we'd like to see in this year's budget.
We are celebrating International Women's Day by recognising some of the remarkable women active throughout the impact investing ecosystem - as investors, innovators, enablers and advisors.
After four years as Chief Executive Officer at Impact Investing Australia Sally McCutchan will step down next month. In her tenure we have experienced an acceleration of impact investing in Australia which is due in no small part to Sally's vision and determination to grow the sector.
If there is a silver lining from an otherwise challenging 2020 it is the widespread shift of focus from purely financial and economic returns to those that also improve social and environmental outcomes.
Many social enterprises are bringing creative solutions to the sectors they operate in and are having a significant and lasting impact on the communities they serve.
The SDG Impact Standards provide a common language and best-practice guidance for integrating impact management into business and investment practices and decision making.
There are many social enterprises doing incredible work which is enabling people with disability to live fulfilling lives. We recognise them on International Day of People with Disability
Congratulations to our two most recent growth grant awardees - Refugee Talent and Nightingale Housing - both bring creative solutions that will have a significant and lasting impact on the communities they serve.
This NAIDOC Week we talked to Leah Armstrong about the importance of supporting indigenous enterprises, helping them grow their businesses and drive positive social benefits.
We are delighted to announce the five social enterprises most recently awarded impact investment ready growth grants.
Governments are seeking solutions to health, social and economic issues - many of these solutions already exist.
1,570+ people from 60+ came together at the GSG's 2020 Virtual Global Impact Summit earlier this month to discuss ways to put impact at the heart of the Covid-19 economic recovery.
Impact Investing Australia joins the call for urgent action to save billions of people from further hardship by putting impact at the heart of the Covid-19 economic recovery.
The market has evolved and grown and in recognition of this we are moving to one voice under the Impact Investing Australia brand.
We are pleased to announce the three social enterprises most recently awarded growth grants. The grants totalling $420,000 will help these organisations prepare for the investment required to grow their business and scale their impact.
We're delighted to host a dialogue with colleagues from the UNDP’s SDG Impact and extend to Australian practitioners and stakeholders opportunities to contribute to the development of tools to accelerate investment toward the UN SDGs.
Grants totalling $525,500 will help four social enterprises prepare for the investment required to grow their business and scale their impact.
RIAA's Benchmarking Impact 2020 report shows the market for impact investing is experiencing exponential growth in Australia.
Many impact organisations such as Quirky Kid are adapting and delivering solutions to Australians in these challenging times.