Building the UAE’s impact investing proposition

I’ve been published again in Arabian Business this week, talking about opportunities to use the UAE’s distinctives in building its impact investing positioning internationally. You can read it here.

Impact investing in the Middle East

I’ve been published in Arabian Business this week on impact investing opportunities in the Middle East.

You can read the article here.

Does ESG really lead to improved corporate performance?

I’ve been published today by OCO Global on the topic of, “Does ESG really lead to improved corporate performance?”.

If you’re interested in reading, you can find it here.

In short, the answer is ‘maybe, but correlation is not causation’ (but we should do it anyway).

More to come on that next week.

Social Impact Bonds again

Building on my piece last month in The Catalyst, I have been published in Pioneer Post this week, talking again about Social Impact Bonds. You can read more at this link.

Social Impact Bonds – when are they the right choice?

I’m very fortunate that my work takes me into interesting and innovative territory, including working on transactions that mobilise capital for social aims. One such emerging mechanism (albeit one with a 10 year track record) is social impact bonds.

I have this piece out today in The Catalyst called “When is the Right Time to Use a Social Impact Bond?”, exploring when a Social Impact Bond is the right choice for your social transaction (and, by extension, when not!).

Impact investing in the age of Covid

Building on work done through the DFID IMPACT Programme, my colleague Tom Adlam and I had a piece published today in Impact Alpha: “Maintaining momentum for the SDGs in the face of COVID”.

Click here to read it (you can sign up for free to access 5 articles a month).