GSG Impact

We’re in volatile - even 🌪️ chaotic times - right now, with many aid budgets cut. Much of impact investing relies on these aid budgets. Yet we also operate in an ecosystem that creates ✅ value for money in moments of fiscal belt tightening. Read from GSG Impact's CEO, Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen, capturing market trends and laying out a strategy for #GSGImpact and our partners.

Africa is mobilising for impact in Accra, #Ghana, on 📅 11-13 June 2025 Join investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs in Accra this June for the 3rd Africa Impact Summit, where the world’s changemakers come together to unlock capital for #sustainabledevelopment in Africa. This year’s Summit will explore:  🔹 Mobilising domestic capital at scale 🔹 Building robust pipelines of investable, impact-driven businesses 🔹 Supporting enterprise accelerators and intermediaries shaping the future of Africa’s economies 💡 Bonus: On 9–10 June, join the pre-summit study tour 📚🌍 to Nigeria organised by Impact Investors Foundation (IIF) to connect with one of Africa’s largest impact communities. Space limited to 60 participants. Register 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/duKdcc6i Hear directly from Amma Lartey, CEO of Impact Investing Ghana, on what to expect at this Summit ⬇️ Impact Investing SA, Impact Investing Kenya Zambian National Advisory Board for Impact Investment (NABII) #GSGImpact Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship The RISA Fund of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) Skoll Foundation FirstRand ImpactAlpha #impactinvesting

As we wrap up recent training sessions on 📊 #sustainabilityreporting in Kazakhstan and Mongolia, it's clear that sustainability is becoming a driving force for financial system transformation. Hosted under the Sustainability Disclosure and Management Hubs (#SDMHsProgramme), a global initiative by UNDP Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) under the EU-led Sustainable Finance Advisory Hub (#SFAH), the sessions brought together over 500 👥 participants across both countries.🌐 Our Managing Director, Sebastián Welisiejko, focused on the importance of #impactmanagement, its connection to sustainability reporting, and how companies adopting 🎯 these practices create a strong business case while addressing and managing their systemic impacts. Summary: 🚀 Sustainability management & reporting go hand in hand, giving a competitive edge. Strong disclosures reinforce better management, improving transparency, resource mobilization, and long-term business resilience. ✅ Sustainability Disclosures aligned with the IFRS Foundation & Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) enhance decision-making, accountability, and market trust. 🏗️ Management standards (ISO - International Organization for Standardization, UNDP) provide a structured approach for implementing sustainability and climate commitments. We’re looking forward to continued 🫱🏼🫲🏾 collaboration and shared learning across regions. The next webinar will take place in #Peru on April 14th.📅 Thanks to all experts and contributors: Maria Khadzhieva The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of Financial Market, Katarzyna Wawiernia (UNDP), Sally Swingewood (ISO - International Organization for Standardization), Bella Cheng (IFRS Foundation), Camila Corradi Bracco, (Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Bolormaa Budsuren, Ministry of Finance of Mongolia, Dr.Ninjin Bolortsogoo (FCCA), UNDP Mongolia Country Office, Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association (MSFA), UNDP Kazakhstan, European Union in Kazakhstan, and others.

Impact investing is just #philanthropy rebranded: ❌ Busted! For 💼 investors, #impactinvesting goes beyond donations. It’s about smart capital allocation that drives competitive returns while solving global challenges. 📊 The RG Sciences (RGS) Impact Leaders Portfolio has consistently delivered strong financial results while aligning with #impactgoals: ✅ 5-year consistent outperformance: higher returns with lower volatility than traditional benchmarks. ✅ Diversified exposure: reducing risk by avoiding over-concentration in any one given sector. ✅ Outperformance in down markets: providing downside protection when it matters most. ✅ Strong income generation: high dividend yield, making it attractive in today's rate environment. 📈 Find out more about the benefits of the RGS #ImpactLeaders Portfolio 👇 International Foundation For Valuing Impacts (IFVI)

🔍 Who are the key players driving research, innovation, and commercialization in #Nigeria? A report by the Nigeria Impact Investing Research and Industry Collaborative (NIIRIC), an initiative of our National Partners, Impact Investors Foundation (IIF) and Nigerian National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NABII), explores Nigeria's research 💡 and innovation ecosystem. It identifies key 👩🏽💼 stakeholders, gaps, and #practicalrecommendations to strengthen collaboration, investment, and commercialization: 🔹Universities & research institutions represent over half of identified stakeholders, but only a fraction have clear pathways to bring innovations to market. 📍 Highlight: COVENANT UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, INNOVATION & DISCOVERY has established 30 active research clusters across a range of fields, incl. engineering, health sciences, agriculture, and social sciences, fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. 🔹Private Sector & Innovation Hubs: organisations like Impact Hub Lagos and Lagos Innovates from Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) are building bridges between research and the market by providing funding and mentorship. 📍Highlight: Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) stands out for integrating academic partnerships, supporting early-stage ventures, and engaging government actors. 🔹Government agencies & policy actors are central to setting direction; many operate in silos or lack timely evidence for decision-making. Read the full report ⬇️ Acknowledgments: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, The RISA Fund, Etemore Glover - (MBA), Kingsley Godwin, LEAP Africa, Abdullahi I., Akolade Oladipupo, Pamela C. Uzoma, Chukwuemeka Okeke MSc., Diana Amabelle N., Chidiebere Richard Onwuegbu, Abisoye Ajose, Adefunke Adeyeye #impactinvesting

Join GSG Impact at #ChangeNOW2025 to Strengthen Public-Private Investment Cooperation🚨 As 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the #ParisAgreement and in preparation for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) in July, ChangeNOW 2025 presents a crucial opportunity to mobilize private-sector investment and strengthen #publicprivatepartnerships. 🚀 Join us in Paris on April 24 📅 to set the stage for action-driven and solution-oriented discussions: 🔹GSG Impact's Managing Director, Krisztina Tora, will present key recommendations from our DFI Working Group 🔹Conference session on “Public investors as risk-takers in low-income and fragile economies: How can private capital follow their lead and integrate impact as a key return?” 🔹 Exclusive networking events, bringing together public and private investors, policymakers, and development practitioners In partnership with FAIR - Label Finansol (GSG National Partner) and Ministère des Affaires étrangères français. As a proud partner of this initiative, #GSGImpact is committed to driving collaboration and creating actionable solutions. Register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT-ZYksA 📍 Grand Palais, Paris 📅 Thursday, April 24th

👨🏽💻 Access Water Impact data for 10,000+ publicly listed companies on RGS' RIFT platform – completely FREE. RG Sciences (RGS) and the International Foundation For Valuing Impacts (IFVI) (our sister organisation) have deepened their partnership to make high-quality Water Impact and #GHGemissions data more accessible than ever. This data, calculated using IFVI’s value factors and #impactaccounting methodology, helps investors, researchers, and corporate leaders better understand water-related risks and #sustainability performance at scale. In addition to water impact, RGS is also providing GHG emissions data calculated using IFVI’s methodology and value factor for the same set of companies.   🔗 Explore the FREE datasets for 10,000+ companies on RGS' RIFT platform:  https://lnkd.in/edHiMe76 📖 Learn more about IFVI’s value factors and methodology: https://lnkd.in/etJQQNjz

🚨 Catalytic Capital in action – Barcelona and online 💻 | April 10 Hear from Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen, CEO of GSG Impact, about the global perspective of #impactinvesting and catalytic capital at the upcoming event hosted by our National Partner, SpainNAB, in partnership with AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID. 📍 Palau Macaya, Barcelona 📆 April 10 | 09:30–14:30 🎟️ Register to attend in person: https://lnkd.in/dBFMXxP9  💻 Stream online: https://lnkd.in/dvuBa5dA Other 🗣️ speakers include: - HRH Infanta Cristina, Fundación ”la Caixa” - Ángela Pérez, COFIDES - Antón Leis García, AECID - Eugenio Solla Tomé, CaixaBank - Mercedes Valcárcel, PhD, SpainNAB - María Ángeles León López, Global Social Impact Investments - cyrille langendorff, Phitrust - Fernando Jiménez-Ontiveros, AECID - Miguel Tiana Alvarez, COFIDES - Guiomar Todó, Educo ONG - Agustín Vitórica Gutiérrez-Cortines, GAWA Capital and more The event will focus on the role of impact investing in closing the growing financing gap for the #SDGs—and how #catalyticcapital can help align private investment with public purpose. In collaboration with COFIDES and Fundación ”la Caixa”, and sponsorship from Global Social Impact Investments, Fundacion ANESVAD, and Educo ONG.

Are impact wholesalers only relevant in advanced economies? ❌Busted! #Emergingmarkets are thriving hubs for impact investment. In Ghana, Ci-Gaba Fund of Funds (Ci Gaba Venture Capital Limited), a finance vehicle supported by Impact Investing Ghana (our National Partner), is set to mobilise $75M 💰 to invest in SMEs. Highlights: ✅ Unlocking local #pensionfunds – with Ghana’s pension industry valued at $5B, nearly matching the SME financing gap, the fund strategically channels capital where it’s needed most. ✅ #Blendedfinance approach – 70% commercial capital and 30% catalytic capital de-risks investments, making it attractive for mainstream investors. ✅ Strengthening Ghana’s SME ecosystem – providing local currency financing ensures sustainable and accessible capital for impact-driven businesses. Read more about Impact Investment Wholesalers and Fund of Funds ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dSWw97EX Hamdiya Ismaila, Amma Lartey, Cliff Prior, Gila Norich, Kyungmin Park MacArthur Foundation, World Economic Forum, Collaborative for Frontier Finance

🫱🏼🫲🏽📣 In collaboration with Social Value International and input from our National Partners, we submitted our response to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)’s open consultation on their inaugural Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS). About IPSASB The IPSASB has set standards for over 25 years to guide public sector entities, focusing on transparency and public interest. Its SRS, based on ISSB (IFRS Foundation) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) frameworks, aim to enhance transparency and accountability in how governments and public institutions report on their climate-related impacts. Our vision🎯 As part of our broader vision of mandatory #impactaccounting by all actors, enhancing #impacttransparency in public sector accounting is essential. Public reporting should go beyond financial 💰 metrics to include meaningful, comparable, and reliable information about social and environmental impacts, granting citizens and decision-makers a deeper understanding of impacts and dependencies within their national economies. 📝 Key messages from our response: 🔸 The current materiality definition risks overlooking impacts on service recipients’ well-being by focusing too narrowly on financial returns. Public sector SRSs should prioritize well-being as the core objective, with fiscal sustainability as a means to support it over time. 🔸Defining #materiality for diverse users with conflicting priorities may result in inconsistent reporting. Materiality should be centered on service recipients’ well-being. 🔸The scope of climate-related #PublicPolicy Programmes could potentially allow selective reporting. Clearer thresholds are needed to avoid omitting significant negative impacts. 🔸Disclosures should be user-friendly, comparable, and support informed decision-making for all stakeholders, including citizens. Read our Comment Letter ⬇️ Impact Investing Network International Forum for China Impact Investing