Resources
Explore an array of resources below to deepen your understanding of impact investing. We encourage you to browse through CAFIID content, case studies, member content and additional resources on themes of catalysing finance, climate finance, gender lens invesing (GLI), health, and impact measurement and management (IMM).
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Scaling Impact Investing In Canada Through Mobilizing Asset Owners
State of Blended Finance 2024
Convergence
Case Study Series: Women-Inclusive Return on Investment
The P3S Academy at the University of Oxford
Advancing Gender Equity in the Renewable Energy Sector: A Case Study
Deetken Impact, Soléco Energy and IDB Invest
Principles of Sustainable Finance
Driving Business towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Financial Development and Financial Inclusion
Macroeconomics of Climate Change: Mitigation Strategies
Advancing SDG Focused Investing in Emerging Markets
Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023
MEDA: Addressing Gender Disparities in Access to Finance
The USD 200 million Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund has a GLI mandate and is systematically integrating gender diversity, equity and inclusion principles into all aspects of its operations.
September, 2023
Deetken Impact: Promoting Gender Lens Investing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today, the Ilu Fund’s 25 portfolio companies are serving more than 775,000 clients of whom 75% identify as women and 26% reside in rural areas, as well as employing more than 7,500 individuals with formal and full-time work.
September, 2023
FinDev Canada: Advancing Gender Equality through the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF)
Through its investments, EEGF addresses the energy needs of African women consumers and women business owners.
September, 2023
Australian Development Investments (ADI) and Sarona Asset Management: Advancing the Gender Impact of Investments
ADI’s approximately AUD 1 million investment to finance the lending portfolio of women-focused FinTechs has provided access to capital to over one million women-owned or led MSMEs.
September, 2023
Equality Fund: A New Model for Global Feminist Investing
Backed by a $300 million contribution from the Government of Canada, the Equality Fund unites gender-lens investing, bold government funding, and powerful, multi-sector philanthropy to unlock new capital for women's rights organizations and movements.
September, 2023
IDRC: Transforming the Care Economy through Impact Investing (TCEII) Program
TCEII uncovers the unique opportunity for GLI investors to directly invest in SMEs in the care economy, many of which are women-led and women-owned and also develop products and services that address women and girls’ needs.
September, 2023