This document aims to describe the context for social impact investments that European Investment Fund (“EIF”) will be seeking as part of the EFSI Equity...
Publications

EIF – Impact Investing Activity Report as of November 2016
Access full report: EIF Impact Investing Activity 2016

EIF Working Paper n. 39: “Guaranteeing Social Enterprises – The EaSI way”
This Working Paper summarises the current state of the external financing markets of the Social Enterprises targeted by the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) guarantee...

The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2017
Around the world, no bigger policy challenge preoccupies leaders than expanding social participation in the process and benefits of economic growth. The report, which covers...

Social Innovation Index 2016
The Economist Intelligence Unit has devised its Social Innovation Index, measuring and ranking the capacity and ability of 45 countries to drive social innovation within...

European SRI Study
The 7th edition of the Study highlights the scale of Sustainable and Responsible Investment practices and trends in Europe and across 13 European countries. For...

The State of Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment (VP/SI) in Europe | The EVPA Survey 2015/2016
Five years of data has allowed the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) to analyse interesting trends and evolutions in the VP/SI sector. Below we highlight...

Guide to Impact Investing: Catalyzing Wealth for Change
The Guide to Impact Investing strives to provide the reader with a clear understanding of the field of impact investment, and with the practically applicable...

EFAMA Report on Responsible Investment
In its latest report on responsible investment, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) presents the European asset management industry’s role and involvement in...

Honesty Report from Stone Soup Consulting
The Honesty Report, published in September 2016 to celebrate Stone Soup Consulting’s eighth anniversary, is a milestone in their story as it sincerely opens the...

NEW Toniic Report: Venture Philanthropists & Impact Investors
As impact investing matures as a movement, more investment models are being deployed, especially in sectors and regions where various forms of capital are needed...

The Landscape for Impact Investing in West Africa
The Landscape for Impact Investing in West Africa The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is pleased to publish The Landscape for Impact Investing in West...