Impact Investment Exchange - IIX

06/11/2026

Our PREMs are always out and about, finding little moments to connect along the way!

A morning run in Perth turned into a fun catch-up, with Yasmin Larasati and Richa Kothari joining our CEO Durreen Shahnaz for a run on the last day of the trip. Between keeping up with the pace and catching up on Prof. Shahnaz’s career journey, there were plenty of little moments in between.

A glimpse of the people, conversations and connections that make what it is.

28/10/2026

From Medan and Surabaya to Lombok and Makassar, the IIRI regional roadshow has now reached four cities across Indonesia.

In Lombok and Makassar, our IIRI and Impact Partners teams worked directly with local MSMEs to build their understanding of impact investing, use impact reporting to support business growth, and strengthen investment readiness. We also explored collaborations with local government agencies and SME associations to expand our reach.

Every stop strengthens a growing pipeline of investment-ready enterprises across Indonesia, city by city, well beyond Jakarta.

16/09/2026

Getting closer to the ground in Singapore.

As a Singapore-headquartered company, IIX is proud to bring this same rigor we apply globally back to our own home ground — supporting the communities that have supported us for over 17 years.

Last week, the IIX team spent time with founders, beneficiaries, and volunteers from Singapore's "Groundups" as part of a landscape study with National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)'s BAGUS Together initiative.

From community support and education to environmental action and mutual aid, Groundups are responding to needs and creating change every day. But because many are informal and self-organised, the scale and value of their contributions can be difficult to capture.

Through our field visits, we're learning more about how Groundups operate, what impact looks like on the ground, and what can help make that impact more visible to funders, partners, and other stakeholders.

We're now taking the next step with an impact survey reaching 200+ Groundups across Singapore.

If you're part of a Groundup, we'd love to hear from you. It takes just 2 minutes to share your experience:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TEoeJ4eCkjhxIeXlxnbZkbopIxsFc8_CESuikcaj31g/viewform?edit_requested=true

And if you know a Groundup, tag them below or share the survey with your network. Every response helps us build a stronger picture of Singapore's Groundup landscape.

11/09/2026

Going deeper in Singapore, reaching further across the region. 🇸🇬

Being headquartered in Singapore, a global financial centre and growing hub for climate action, gives IIX a unique vantage point for building relationships across Asia.

Last week, Richa Kothari and Yasmin Larasati met with several of our bilateral partners here in Singapore, including the Embassies of the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Sweden.

The Philippines and Sweden are long term partners, with our work in the Philippines including the Women’s Livelihood Bond. With Timor-Leste, we’re building towards a future partnership as the country continues to chart its own path. Stay tuned!

And there’s something especially timely about these conversations. This year marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Singapore, a reminder of how relationships built over decades can continue to create new possibilities.

Next year brings another milestone. Canada, another deep IIX partner, will celebrate 50 years of partnership with ASEAN, as Singapore takes on the ASEAN Chairmanship.

From Singapore, our work reaches far beyond Singapore. These bilateral relationships are one part of how we build the partnerships, capital, and momentum needed to drive impact across the region.

10/09/2026

Groundups are creating change across Singapore—but how do we make their impact more visible?

From community support and education to environmental initiatives and mutual aid, groundups are responding to needs in their communities every day. Yet because many are informal and self-organised, their contributions can be difficult to capture.

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) is supporting NVPC’s BAGUS Together initiative in a study to better understand this impact.

If you’re a groundup founder or member, take our 2-minute survey and share your experience: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TEoeJ4eCkjhxIeXlxnbZkbopIxsFc8_CESuikcaj31g/viewform?edit_requested=true

Your input will help build a stronger picture of Singapore’s groundup landscape and inform tools that can help groundups demonstrate their value to funders, partners, and other stakeholders.

Know a groundup? Tag them below or share the survey with your network.

31/08/2026

Six green enterprises. One investor webinar. A greener Philippines in the making. 🌱🇵🇭

The Philippines is building a greener, more circular economy, and that takes more than good ideas. It takes capital.

On 24 September, the GGGI Greenpreneurs Accelerator Program brings six high-potential green and circular economy enterprises face to face with a global investor audience.

Live pitches. Market insights. Real investor connections.

📅 24 September 2026
🕓 4:00 PM Manila Time (GMT+8)
💻 Online via Zoom

Investors, DFIs, family offices, and impact funds: this is where you meet the enterprises driving the Philippines' green economy forward.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio or scan the QR code.

Implemented by GGGI with IIX, under the EU–Philippines Green Economy Partnership.

12/08/2026

10/08/2026

Happy National Day, Singapore! 🇸🇬

Singapore is where IIX began—and where our vision to build a more inclusive financial system first took root.

From one office here, we have grown into a team of 80+ people across 10 countries in the Global South, mobilizing US$2 billion in committed capital and impacting 185 million lives across 60 countries.

Singapore’s spirit of innovation, global connectivity, and financial ecosystem gave us the foundation to pioneer new solutions, build transformative partnerships, and take our work to the world.

Today, Singapore remains our anchor as we continue to reimagine finance for a more equitable future.

Happy National Day, Singapore—from our first home to our global movement. Majulah Singapura!

Read our 2025 Impact Report: https://iixglobal.com/impact-report-2025/

06/08/2026

Our 2025 Impact Report is out!

Seventeen years ago, we set out to prove that inclusive finance was not a concession to risk. It was the thing that reduced it.

In 2025, that thesis held under real pressure. Geopolitical volatility unsettled commitments across the world. Development funding tightened just as climate shocks intensified. We did not retreat. We built.

The report captures some of the highlights of that year. The Women's Livelihood Bond Series reached new markets and new women. The Orange Movement gained ground toward its billion dollar goal, with Orange Bonds now issued across multiple countries. IIX Values and the Orange Seal gave investors a way to trust what inclusion actually delivers, not just claim it. And through Impact Partners, we kept working directly with the enterprises that turn capital into livelihoods, because none of this moves without them.

We invite you to look back at what 2025 built, market by market, instrument by instrument. It is worth understanding not as a single year's achievement, but as the foundation for what comes next. We are already midway through 2026, and that same mission is carrying forward: scale the markets we have proven, deepen the partnerships that made last year possible, and keep building the case that inclusion and resilience are not separate goals.

Thank you to all our PREMs, our partners, and the women across this ecosystem who made 2025 what it was. This report belongs to you as much as it belongs to IIX.

Read the full 2025 Impact Report to see how it all fits together: https://iixglobal.com/impact-report-2025/

05/08/2026

Behind every loan disbursed through the Women's Livelihood Bond programme is a woman running a business, and this week our Credit and Impact Teams, alongside colleagues from our Sri Lanka office, went to see that firsthand.

The team visited one of our WLB borrowers, where they observed a loan collection group in action, engaged with branch staff, and met three women entrepreneurs whose businesses have grown through WLB financing. The visit also included conversations with key sector stakeholders and a stop at IIX's Colombo office.

Sitting with a loan collection group shows something a repayment report cannot: how disbursement actually functions inside a community, who shows up, how a branch team manages a portfolio of relationships rather than just a portfolio of accounts, and what borrowers say when asked directly how financing has changed what they can build.

This is why impact assessment and verification for the WLB programme means going to Sri Lanka, not just reviewing the data it produces. Numbers confirm a bond is performing. Time spent with borrowers and branch teams confirms what that performance means for the women behind it.
Discover the bond behind the transformation at wlb.iixglobal.com