by Patrick Brean | Nov 20, 2020 | Publications and Articles
As we know, the target finish line for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is only 10 years away. Efforts toward realizing these SDGs – for severe poverty, education, health, agriculture, economic growth, social equality, climate, and other issues – are more...
by Patrick Brean | Oct 13, 2020 | Publications and Articles
Impact investing is a big deal – not just in developing and emerging markets, but throughout the Western world as well – now, more than ever before. Why? Because financial pressures on companies and individuals have been growing for years, and the ongoing COVID...
by Patrick Brean | Sep 25, 2020 | Publications and Articles
Impact measurement and reporting largely remains a woolly science, with a dizzying array of frameworks, benchmarks, and reporting. Within the development finance and impact investing communities, especially, a plethora of approaches abound. Development finance...
by Patrick Brean | Sep 9, 2020 | Publications and Articles
“Social bonds” – an admittedly loose term in developing finance – are quickly becoming one of the Next-Big-Things. In fact, since 2017, the International Finance Corporation (an affiliate of the World Bank) has issued 39 social bonds totaling more then $3 billion. ...
by Patrick Brean | Jun 16, 2020 | Publications and Articles
It’s time for an honest conversation about the elephant in the room. We need to rethink – reimagine — blended finance. We need a BF 2.0. Why? Blended finance, in its current form, is in a rut. According to Convergence’s report The State of Blended Finance...
