In December 2023, the Paul Ramsey Foundation (PRF) published an Insights Paper that explores PRF’s responsible investing across whole of Balance Sheet, and the process, learnings, and future considerations captured in amending PRF’s Investment Policy Statement.

Umbo is a social enterprise that seeks to make occupational therapy and speech pathology services more accessible for marginalised communities in Australia. This case study explores the benefits of impact investments to both investors and investees.

Dismantle empowers young people to reach their full potential through innovative services and programs In this case study, we take a closer look at the growth and journey of ReNew and how they have raised blended finance to scale their positive social impact and drastically change lives.

BlueMark’s research series on best practices in impact performance reporting is aimed at improving the quality and usefulness of reports produced by private market impact investors.

Careseekers is an online platform developed by two sisters, Marissa and Lauren, to provide families a more affordable and flexible way of connecting with care support workers. Learn how Careseekers was successful in building a pipeline of investors, and ultimately were successful in securing investment from a world leading healthcare group in the US.

Xceptional is a technology job platform linking autistic people to meaningful careers with tech companies, banks, government and start-ups and scale ups. As Xceptional grew, it was clear additional capital would be needed to enhance various functional areas to meet market demand, and also to support the development of Xceptional’s technology platform.

Learn about climate fintech Bloom, how they raised a $525,000 seed round and reached $1.6m funds under management in their pursuit of demonstrating that generating a return and saving the planet aren’t mutually exclusive.

Blended finance combines both impact investment and philanthropy in the one transaction. Explore how Jigsaw, a social enterprise that provides direct training and employment opportunities for people with disability in thriving businesses across Australia, used blended finance to drive its impact.

Social benefit bonds or social impact bonds (SIBs) are a type of financial instrument, and a form of social impact investment that have become increasingly popular – particularly in OECD countries – in recent years. The Aspire SIB was Australia’s first SIB focusing on homelessness.