Impact at the heart of every decision
GSG Impact, active in over 50 countries, works to progress the transformation of global financial systems, so that every investment, business and government spending decision takes into account impact, as well as risk and return.
We connect global leaders, investors, governments, regulators and social innovators – to improve their impact on society and the environment.
50+
Countries building a local impact economy
1000+
Diverse leaders
2/3
Representing 2/3rds of the world's population
50%
Representing 1/2 of the world's poorest in 2025
Creating new National Partners (NPs)
A major component of our work is to establish new NPs and empower each one to develop and strengthen its capabilities.
Supporting existing National Partners
Individual NPs benefit from a comprehensive, ongoing support programme to strengthen their operational capacity and equip them with practical ‘how to’ guides. To tailor the right level of support, we conduct regular meetings with National Partner leadership teams, providing ongoing advice in support of their workplans.
Fostering connectivity and sharing knowledge
All NPs can join GSG Impact Coalitions of Action. These are action-oriented working groups that leverage our knowledge development and policy insights, driving cross-learning with partner organisations and key experts and creating spaces to develop common policy recommendations and advocacy campaigns.
We develop knowledge innovation tools and associated recommendations to inform policy-making and regulation to develop impact ecosystems and bring about impact economies. As an independent organisation, GSG Impact can bring forward policy innovations and recommendations, free of any commercial or political member interests, and informed by the evidence and insights gained from across the GSG Impact Partnership.
We have ambitions to increase our policy advocacy resources and effectiveness over the next three years and are exploring specific advocacy projects with partners. Our current focus areas are impact transparency and capital mobilisation in emerging markets.
The GSG Impact Partnership provides a unique ‘boots on the ground’ infrastructure to develop strategic, domestic, SME focused impact investing vehicles in emerging markets.
GSG Impact provides targeted support and resources, including strategic, technical, and financial advisory support to agencies, National Partners, fund managers, and investors, strengthening each stakeholder’s capability to involve relevant international and local partners in the design of these initiatives and ensuring local investors play an active role.
GSG Impact also acts as a trusted channel for international and domestic agencies to fund market scoping and research, and for public and private sector investors to deploy catalytic and commercial capital.
As a recognised and candid adviser to DFIs and their shareholders, we aim to ensure their investment programmes maximise the opportunities to attract additional private sector investment for measurable, positive impact in emerging markets. And we work in conjunction with domestic institutions, supporting the growth of national impact investment ecosystems.
The 2025 Africa Impact Summit will bring together over 500 international delegates and thought leaders, providing both promising and established impact practitioners, fund managers, asset owners and institutional investors with an opportunity to disseminate their work, share ideas and interact with innovators, entrepreneurs, project promoters, multilateral institutions, foundations and policymakers in Africa.
3 February, 2025
14 January, 2025
9 January, 2025
14 October, 2024
We connect global leaders, investors, governments, regulators and social innovators – to improve their impact on society and the environment in a standardised way.
G7
Knowledge partner to Japanese G7 Presidency
G20
Official knowledge partner of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group for 3 years
G7
Established the Impact Taskforce under the 2021 UK Presidency
Solutions for scaling outcomes-based partnerships, addressing institutional and political challenges, and leveraging data for effective social service delivery.
Practical guidance to ensure sustainability disclosure works for all. The publication addresses the global challenges of implementing sustainability disclosures in emerging markets, focusing on Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia. It highlights the unique needs of MSMEs in these regions, emphasising the importance of inclusive global sustainability standards that consider local contexts.
The SDG and Just Transition financing gap has increased, and capital is still failing to go where it is needed, at the volumes required.
The 2025 Africa Impact Summit will bring together over 500 international delegates and thought leaders, providing both promising and established impact practitioners, fund managers, asset owners and institutional investors with an opportunity to disseminate their work, share ideas and interact with innovators, entrepreneurs, project promoters, multilateral institutions, foundations and policymakers in Africa.
The report showcases the growing role of wholesalers in building sustainable markets globally. With 19 wholesalers active or in development, this report reveals a 280% increase in impact investment vehicles over five years. It provides insights on designing and managing these wholesalers, focusing on strategies, funding models, and global case studies to build resilient and equitable markets.
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