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Purposeful Contracting: Maximising Positive Outcomes and Minimising Risk
This session explores how contracts can be designed to support positive social and environmental impact, focusing on innovative approaches like social outcomes contracts, impact investment agreements, offtake contracts, and manufacturing deals. David Frydlinger and Sarah Ellington discuss the challenges of balancing flexibility, risk, and accountability in these impact-driven contracts, highlighting the importance of relational contracting…
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Better Society Capital reaches £1 billion investments into social enterprises and charities across the UK
We’re excited to highlight a major milestone by our member, Better Society Capital (BSC), which has now invested £1 billion into over 3,750 charities and social enterprises across the UK, alongside an additional £2.9 billion in co-investment from new partners.
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Comprehensive climate change regulations expected to boost carbon market participation in Uganda
We’re pleased to share an important update from our member ENS, exploring Uganda’s newly introduced National Climate Change (Mechanisms) Regulations.
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New report provides toolkit to turbocharge investment into development and climate finance
We are proud to highlight a major achievement by one of our members: British International Investment (BII), in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a groundbreaking report that could transform how private capital flows into emerging markets. Find out more here.
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​A New Climate Solution for Law Firms: Lessons from the SCGV/ Legal Charter 1.5 Collaboration
The GAIL Blended Finance Working Group hosted a compelling session on a pioneering climate initiative that set a new standard for the legal profession. This session explored how eight leading UK law firms came together to fund a high-impact carbon offsetting project focused on restoring soil health and water retention in Kenya’s Mau Forest watershed.
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Boosting Solar Power in Zambia: Grid Africa and CEGN Launch Battery Storage Partnership
Find out about a promising new partnership between Grid Africa and China-based CEGN is set to deploy 50 MWh of battery energy storage in Zambia, supporting wider adoption of solar power, especially beyond daylight hours.