Innovative finance: The future of child-lens impact investing | LSEG Sustainable Growth

With traditional aid budgets declining, how can NGOs unlock new sources of capital to drive sustainable development? Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children Global Ventures, explains how the charity is reinventing its funding model through impact investing and nature‑based solutions that deliver measurable outcomes for children. Paul unpacks the philosophy behind child‑lens investing and how innovative finance can create sustainable, long‑term benefits for children and their communities. #SustainableGrowth #ImpactInvesting 0:00-1:20 Introduction 1:20-3:40 The genesis of Global Ventures 3:40-7:10 Their investment philosophy in practice 7:10-9:42 Delving into the Asia Health Fund 9:42-14:01 Impact investing in action 14:01-15:28 Investment time horizons 15:28-20:40 How climate investing can benefit children and communities 20:40-24:19 Investor profile 24:19-26:10 Will other organisations adopt this funding model? 26:10-28:41 Broader implications for the charity sector Listen to the full series here: https://lseg.group/3OXZJj6 To listen on your preferred podcast platform go to https://pod.link/sustainable Subscribe now for more videos like this one @LSEGplc If you have any questions about this episode, financial markets or the economy, please leave us a comment or email [email protected]. #SustainableGrowth #ImpactInvesting LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified international markets infrastructure business —earning our clients’ trust for over 300 years. That legacy of customer-focused excellence ensures that you can rely on our expertise in capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, we offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. Our high-performance technology solutions enable companies worldwide to access funds for growth and development. And with our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions, we provide a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services that help our customers pursue—and achieve—their ambitions. That’s how we make a difference— ensuring people can meet their potential—worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-stock-exchange-group) and Twitter (@LSEGplc).