Social Impact Investment 2019
The Impact Imperative for Sustainable Development

This publication is a sequel to the OECD 2015 report on Social Impact Investment (SII), Building the Evidence Base, bringing new evidence on the role of SII in financing sustainable development. It depicts the state of play of SII approaches globally, comparing regional trends, and assesses its prospects, with a special focus on data issues and recent policy developments. Importantly, it provides new guidance for policy makers in OECD and non-OECD countries, as well as providers of development co-operation, development financers, social impact investment practitioners and the private sector more broadly, to help them maximise the contribution of social impact investing to the 2030 Agenda. In particular, it provides four sets of recommendations on financing, innovation, data and policy for delivering on the “impact imperative” of financing sustainable development.
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Global state of the social impact investment market
The social impact investment market is growing rapidly across the world in both developed and particularly in developing countries. This chapter highlights the main developments and trends in the market, including data from existing market surveys and other sources. It also provides an overview of the types of financing instruments being used in the market as well as emerging pay-for-success models. It also highlights emerging trends such as the important role technology is playing in the market as well as the growth of gender lens investing.
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