Resource Library

Explore an array of resources below to deepen your understanding of impact investing. We encourage you to browse through CAFIID content, case studies, member content and additional resources on themes of catalysing finance, climate finance, gender lens invesing (GLI), health, and impact measurement and management (IMM).

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Habone Osman Moussa 12/1/25 Habone Osman Moussa 12/1/25

Podcast: The Global Findex 2025

Toronto Centre, 2025

Aysha Dawood 11/28/25 Aysha Dawood 11/28/25

Analysis of Global Climate Finance Trends

Habone Osman Moussa 11/28/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/28/25

Risk-based Supervision of Retail Payment Services Providers and Operators

Toronto Centre, 2025

Natalia Gutierrez 11/27/25 Natalia Gutierrez 11/27/25

Investing in Women, Driving Impact

Natalia Gutierrez 11/27/25 Natalia Gutierrez 11/27/25

Community-based care organizations in Latin America

Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25

Beyond the tick box: New DFI portfolio evidence shows gender-lens investing delivers real results for women

Kore Global, 2025

Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25

Podcast: The Forum on Financial Supervision

Toronto Centre, December 2025

Aysha Dawood 11/22/25 Aysha Dawood 11/22/25

2025 State of the Sector Report /Rapport sur l’état du secteur

CAFIID, 2025
Scaling Canada’s Impact Investing in Emerging Markets & Developing Economies
Augmenter l’investissement canadien à impact social dans les marchés émergents et les économies en développement

Natalia Gutierrez 11/6/25 Natalia Gutierrez 11/6/25

Local Currency Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Habone Osman Moussa 11/1/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/1/25

Show me the impact! Findings and insights from DFI gender portfolio evaluations

Kore Global_Sept 2025

Natalia Gutierrez 10/28/25 Natalia Gutierrez 10/28/25

Service in Action: Catherine Donnelly Foundation’s Bold Journey in Values-Aligned Investing

Natalia Gutierrez 10/15/25 Natalia Gutierrez 10/15/25

Development Finance Invests in Food for the Future

Natalia Gutierrez 10/9/25 Natalia Gutierrez 10/9/25

Eswaran Brothers: Growing Women Leaders through Smart, Low-Cost Action

Natalia Gutierrez 10/8/25 Natalia Gutierrez 10/8/25

$50M+ in Action: What Happens When 15 Funds Invest with Women in Mind

Habone Osman Moussa 9/30/25 Habone Osman Moussa 9/30/25

Report: Study on Africa as a Jurisdiction for Domiciliation of Investment Vehicles

Momentus Global, 2025

Natalia Gutierrez 9/24/25 Natalia Gutierrez 9/24/25

Bridging Gender and Finance in Sri Lanka

Aysha Dawood 9/8/25 Aysha Dawood 9/8/25

The Essential Glossary of Global Development Financing for BD Pros

Devex

Aysha Dawood 9/5/25 Aysha Dawood 9/5/25

The Care Economy Knowledge Hub

Various partners including: Kore Global, Value for Women and IDRC

Aysha Dawood 9/5/25 Aysha Dawood 9/5/25

DFI Portfolio Evaluations

Kore Global

Natalia Gutierrez 9/3/25 Natalia Gutierrez 9/3/25

Reimagining Gender Lens Investing Futures

Event Recaps

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Jul 9

The Business of Play: Catalyzing Capital for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Sports

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Jun 16

AI in Impact Investing and Development Finance: A Practitioner Conversation

Join us for this public webinar

May 7

Advancing Gender Lens Investing: Canada’s Domestic and International Priorities

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Apr 23

Climate Disaster Risk Mitigation: Tools, Approaches, and Practical Lessons

All are welcome to join this webinar

Apr 1

Capital at Home, Impact Abroad: Aligning Canada’s Trade and Investment Ecosystems (Vancouver)

Join us in Vancouver!

Mar 5

Gender Equity and AI - GLI CoP Member Session

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Feb 24

From Insight to Action: The State of the Sector Report as a Launchpad for Policy Dialogue (Ottawa/hybrid)

Join us in Ottawa or online

Dec 5

CAFIID State of the Sector Report Launch (Virtual)*

Join the *virtual launch CAFIID’s 2025 State of the Sector

*Nairobi watch party

Nov 13

Building Impact Investment Bridges Between Australia and Canada: Unlock Global Opportunities. Scale Impact. Shape the Future

Join leading voices from Australia and Canada for a dynamic, forward-looking conversation on how two of the world’s most vibrant impact investment ecosystems are working together to scale change—both at home and across emerging markets.

Oct 14

Language, Legitimacy, and Impact: Navigating Pushback in an Evolving Sector

CAFIID Members are welcome to our joint community of practice session and pre-launch of the State of the Sector report

Jun 5

EHA Impact Ventures and MotherFood International join our Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

May 15

Montréal: Au-delà du climat : investir pour un impact intégré / Beyond Climate: Investing for Integrated Impact

CAFIID Special Event in Montreal - Open to all!

Apr 10

Ottawa/Hybrid Event: Innovative Financing for Nature-based Solutions in Mangrove Communities

A hybrid AKFC Climate Speaker Series event with CAFIID, exploring innovative financing to scale community-led Nature-based Solutions in mangrove ecosystems

Mar 25

Aligning Private and Public Funds for SDG Impact: A Dialogue with UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub

This webinar will focus on standards and guidelines for managing and optimizing impact on sustainable development and explore their crucial role in aligning private and public funds to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Feb 25

Impact Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets 101

Dec 5

Driving decision-making based on risk, return, and impact

CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management CoP hosts a public webinar with the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI)

Oct 8

Driving Global Health Innovation through Impact Investing

Sep 15

CAFIID Connects Nairobi: Trends In Gender Lens Investing (in person and virtual)

Join CAFIID, Supivaa and leading impact investing players to learn and share GLI trends at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi.

Jun 11

Scaling Impact Investing: Overcoming Barriers in Measuring Impact

Join CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management Community of Practice (IMM CoP) in Toronto for a stimulating discussion on scaling impact investing and advancing the adoption of impact measurement and management.