Designing for Impact: South-South Trade and Investment
Published by: International Trade Centre
As countries across the world grapple with the effects of COVID-19 and look towards ‘post-pandemic’ transformations, and as we enter...
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Published by: International Trade Centre
As countries across the world grapple with the effects of COVID-19 and look towards ‘post-pandemic’ transformations, and as we enter...
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa and their donors have made business investment a major policy goal, supported by a variety of...
Published by: IDS
Finance is a key factor in economic growth and the pursuit of all other development objectives. Yet, financial markets have produced...
Published by: IDS
Impact investing can create a disconnect between the needs of the people that an investment means to serve and the intentions of the investor. Based on work carried out in partnership with the Impact Investment team at the Open Society Foundations, this Brief presents emergent lessons for investors conducting their due diligence on prospective deals (both equity and indirect investments) in a participatory manner.
Published by: Itad
This report has been prepared at the end of a 12-month Inception Phase for the study of CDC’s mobilisation. The team is composed of...
Published by: IDS
While contribution analysis provides a step-by-step approach to verify whether and why an intervention is a contributory factor to development impact, most contribution analysis studies do not quantify the ‘share of contribution’ that can be attributed to a particular support intervention. Commissioners of evaluations, however, often want to understand the size or importance of a contribution, not least for accountability purposes.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This summary presents findings from a DFID research funded project, covering the data that is currently collected by agribusinesses and...
Background: Mobilising investment for sustainable development is a priority for many African governments and their international allies....
Published by: Expert Group for Aid Studies
Swedens Development Finance Institution Swedfund was established in 1979. Swedfund’s mandate is to invest in poor countries, through equity acquisitions in individual companies, through funds or through lending. The overarching objective is the same as the objective for Sweden’s international aid to create preconditions for better living conditions for people living in poverty and under oppression.
Published by: IDS
This report highlights the paradox within impact investing: the prioritisation of ‘social impact’ without prioritising ‘impact evidence’. The growth of metrics, ratings and certification-based approaches has sought to address this gap but this only goes so far, and there is a need for a more evaluative approach to assessing impact.