The 2022 Australian Impact Investment Awards has named the Save the Children Australia Impact Investment Fund one of the top finalists in the Impact Asset Manager of the Year Award category.
In addition, Save the Children Impact Investment Fund Director and Save the Children Global Ventures Founder and CEO, Paul Ronalds, has received an Individual Outstanding Achievement Award.
The Australian Impact Investment Awards, a collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub, recognise organisations and individuals across five categories for expertise, commitment and outstanding activity in the Australian impact investing ecosystem.
The recognition for Save the Children Australia Impact Investment Fund as Impact Asset Manager of the Year Finalist acknowledges it as a leading Australian impact investment funds manager: raising funding from investors to provide loans and equity investments to social enterprises that are contributing solutions to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families, while offering an attractive return on investment.
To date, the Save the Children Australia Impact Investment Fund has invested in seven social enterprises, working in edtech, health tech, child protection and aligned sectors.