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Reimagining Risk and Return

The case for a new development finance asset class

At ChangeNOW in Paris, amid a convergence of innovators, development financiers, and impact investors, one message stood clear: our current financial models are no longer fit for purpose. Climate collapse, violent fragility, shrinking civic space, and social upheaval have pushed us to a collective tipping point, not just environmentally, but financially, institutionally, and morally. As DFIs, public financiers, and private capital begin to reckon with this scale of disruption, a growing consensus is taking root: we must redefine what constitutes risk and return in today’s global economy.

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Gigi Aulsebrook, an Impact Entrepreneur Correspondent, is the Founder of Gia, a strategic consultancy dedicated to equipping actors engaged in impact with the tools, strategies, and resources needed to achieve their missions. Gigi writes about topics including IMM, Social Impact x Business, Blended Finance and Philanthropy, Tech for Good and ... Read more

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