1、In partnership with:The UK:A Centre of Excellencein Impact InvestingContentsThe UK-A Centre of Excellence in Impact Investing2Foreword 31.Executive summary 42.What is impact investing?53.Why is the impact investing market important for the UK?84.What is a Centre of Excellence?105.Why the UK?116.Valu

2、e of being a Centre of Excellence 187.Whats next for the impact investing market?25Data limitations and methodology 28About CoLC and BVCA 29Contents3ForewordForewordThe City of London Corporation is proud to support impact finance in the UK.The benefits of impact investment range from investment ret

3、urns to investors;the mobilisation of greater private capital for underfunded social issues;and positive contribution of the impact investment and social enterprise industry to the economy and labour market.The UK has an incredible opportunity to build this sector further,help mainstream impact inve

4、sting globally and use this important pool of capital to address domestic policy issues.There is acute pressure on public purses to deliver action on climate change and inequality of wealth and opportunity.Impact investing presents a tested model for the financing of purpose-driven businesses and pr

5、ojects,expansion of the impact economy and delivery of outcomes for people and the planet.Our Finance for Impact initiative is focused on cementing the UKs position as a global leader in impact investing and scaling private capital for social outcomes.Our aim for this report is to highlight the UKs

6、offer for impact finance and the value of being a Centre of Excellence in impact investing.We would like to extend our thanks to our coalition of market builders and investors supporting the programme including the Impact Investing Institute,BVCA,Better Society Capital,and Impact VC.We are also grat