Investing in Communities Affected by Conflict and Crises

In this article, Billo and Boyer explore “how the private sector, governments, and others can use impact investing to better support sustainable social change and humanitarian emergencies.” The article emphasizes how the humanitarian community is facing a funding shortfall, as much as $16 billion as of May this year. As such, the High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing is calling for an innovative approach to close the financing gap and meet increased demands. The article highlights how impact investing can play a role in narrowing this gap by “directing resources to preparedness and prevention, sharing risks between the public and private sectors, and increasing the speed with which funding is available in the onset of an emergency.”