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Since 2023, The Harriet Collington Foundation has supported work at the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment on best practice in blended finance, showing how governments can unlock billions in private capital to meet public policy priorities in housing, net zero, education and more.

Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of sustainable economic development, offering opportunities for underserved populations to access essential financial services. Yet, globally, 1.7 billion people remain unbanked with 350 million adults in Sub-Saharan Africa excluded from the formal financial system. Social technologies and fintech are transforming access to finance, addressing barriers faced by individuals, small businesses, and marginalized communities.

“The team’s insights and expertise were invaluable to us at this discovery phase and it opened our eyes to the art of the possible.”

By Tony Hickson, Chief Business Officer, Cancer Research Horizons.

A Q&A with Sarah Gordon, Principal Consultant at The Harriet Collington Foundation, on the research project she is leading with the LSE’s Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.

The Harriet Collington Foundation joined forces with the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment to show how government could unlock billions in private capital to meet public policy priorities in housing, net zero, education and more.

Writing in the FT, Sarah Gordon, Principal Consultant at The Harriet Collington Foundation, builds the case for blended finance in the UK. Read the full article.

“One of the things that was most valuable for us was Collington Capital’s willingness to engage with what was effectively a meeting of two worlds: NGOs and the world of investment.”

By Edward Thomas, Partnerships Manager at Oxfam GB.