A defiant Anna Gulevska-Chernysh tells of new business ideas, a growing fund – and a demo day during a blackout. Plus, investors with experience in other fragile states share hard-learned lessons.

The impact investment market still represents only 0.5% of the €17.8tn investment market in Europe – still not enough, warn EVPA and GSG, as they present the first harmonised market sizing of the continent.

The global impact deals, reports and initiatives you need to know this month – all in one place: welcome to Pioneers Post's Impact Investing Newsflow. 

INTERVIEW: Most corporations getting into impact investing set up a special entity to do so. PayPal is doing it straight from its treasury. Joanne Gan tells us how it works, what they’ve learned – and why other firms could make a “bold commitment” too.

The American private equity veteran hands over to AVPN’s Naina Subberwal Batra after 20 years supporting venture philanthropy by launching networks across the globe.

So-called collaboration in the social sector is often inefficient, hierarchical and even competitive. Obama Fellow Alex Smith calls for "generous leadership" instead – a model he's about to put into practice in expanding the work of his own organisation.

The UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined a budget last week that sought to bring stability to the country’s finances. Yet the looming recession is plummeting social enterprises and the communities they serve into crisis.

Following record investments in 2021, deals are lower this year, Dealroom’s Impact Database reveals this week. Yet impact startups remain collectively valued at more than US$2tn and “impact unicorns” have reached 200.

Faith-based asset owners of all kinds urged to put their “money where their mouths are” as first-of-its-kind Multi-Faith Just Transition Fund launches to support transition to a low-carbon economy.