The first in Social Finance's pay for success (PFS) brief series - intended to introduce policymakers to the operation and advantages of pay for success delivery models in social interventions.

To download this and other briefs:

https://socialfinance.org/what-is-pay-for-success/

Reading narrated by: Daniel Rosehill

A reading of the guide to impact bonds (IBs) on the website of the UK Government Outcomes Lab.

Source URL:

https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/the-basics/social-impact-bonds/

"The Government Outcomes Lab is a research and policy centre based in the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford."

Reading: Daniel Rosehill.

The Brookings Institute publishes a monthly snapshot of global impact bond issuance straddling both social impact bonds (SIBs) and development impact bonds (DIBs). This is a readout of their December 2023 monthly snapshot.

Read by: Daniel Rosehill.

Report online: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/social-and-development-impact-bonds-by-the-numbers/

From COP28 Dubai, UAE:

Declaration On A Global Finance Framework.

Declaration text online: https://www.cop28.com/en/climate_finance_framework

Reading by: Daniel Rosehill.

'Readings in Impact Investing' is a new podcast set up by Daniel Rosehill with the intention of taking topical source material in the world of impact investing and making it available to a wider audience through the medium of audio. 'Readings in Impact Investing' is a not-for-profit activity solely intended to spread emerging knowledge of impact investing with the impact investing, sustainable finance, and ESG communities.

Homepage: www.readingsinimpact.org
Contact email: [email protected]

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01OLjZOWZnoXmDwsENLaIT

A reading of a report entitled:
"Catalytic capital in impact investing: forms, features, and functions."

Available online:

https://esg.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Catalytic-Capital-in-Impact-Investing-Forms-Features-and-Functions.pdf

Authors:
Maoz (Michael) Brown; Riya Kadam; Katherine Klein

Voiceover/narration:
Daniel Rosehill

A reading from the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding fossil fuel subsidies.
Narration/voiceover: Daniel Rosehill.

A reading of a web resource from UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) answering the question 'what is a just transition?

Reading: Daniel Rosehill.
Website: readingsinimpact.org
Contact: [email protected]

Sustainability linked bonds (SLBs) are a fast growing corner of financial debt markets. However in order to ensure that they help borrowers to maximize their positive impact, certain pitfalls need to be avoided.

Document authors:
Imtiaz Ul Haq and Djeneba Doumbia (World Bank)

Report:
https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/2023/making-sustainability-linked-bonds-more-impactful

Reading: Daniel Rosehill

In this episode of 'Readings in Impact Investing' we look at the differences between catalytic capital and blended finance.

Article quoted from: "The rise and importance of “catalytic” development finance" by Kusi Hornberger (Global Knowledge Lead, Dalberg).

Scaling Impact: Finance and Investment for a Better World (Palgrave Macmillan Press 2023: www.scalingimpact.co

Reading: Daniel Rosehill.
Website: www.readingsinimpact.org