“I think it was fair for people to point out that maybe the balance was skewed in the direction of being too conservative, too risk averse, too worried about our credit ratings. The pendulum’s definitely moved.” Our CEO, Nick O'Donohoe, recently spoke to the Financial Times about whether investors should be willing to compromise financial returns in the pursuit of achieving greater impact in countries that are most in need of long-term, patient capital. He also discusses the catalytic role of DFIs in drawing in more private sector capital into these countries where we invest. Link to the full article in the post below ⬇ 📖.
Are some players in the impact investment industry guilty of pretending that they can maximise impact while maintaining commercial rates of return? I had a great chat with Simon Mundy, the Editor of the Financial Times' Moral Money, on the subject. I am proud that British International Investment has led the way by putting impact at the heart of our investment strategy over the last seven years. You can read the full FT article here: