News and Views

  • Private impact fundraising nosedives from 2022 to 2024 – latest PitchBook report

    Analysis of 5,000 impact funds investing in private markets shows a record US$1tn in impact assets under management, but capital flows dropped by nearly half in two years.

  • Schwab Foundation announces 2026 award winners ahead of Davos conference

    Veja and FabricAid founders among 21 award winners praised for their “extraordinary resilience” as they face unprecedented funding cuts and political upheaval.

  • 'Whose communities are being uplifted by the UK government’s £5bn investment? Not ours'

    OPINION: Racial equity is missing from the UK government’s Pride in Place strategy, says Asher Craig of the Pathway Fund. This overlooks what is possible when the potential of BEM communities is unlocked.

The Impact World This Week: 20 February 2025

This week: Syria’s first hackathon unites social innovators to support recovery; UK government backs social enterprise in public procurement rules shake-up; Alfanar’s MENA impact fund launch is “good news for impact investing”.

The Impact World This Week: 13 February 2025

This week: impact investors unite against US foreign aid freeze; sustainability gets lukewarm embrace at Paris AI summit; concerns raised about UK government’s social investment advisory group members; and more.