Capital Innovation for Impact (CIIP), formerly the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices, is a non-profit entity based in Singapore, established in 2022 by Temasek Trust.
CIIP works to advance impact investing and innovative finance by building and sharing knowledge, bringing together stakeholders across the capital spectrum, and catalysing action to direct capital towards positive social and environmental outcomes.
Our work spans research and knowledge development, capability-building, and stakeholder engagement. We collaborate with regional and global partners to develop practical resources, strengthen capabilities, advance industry standards and impact management practices, and facilitate collaboration across different forms of capital. Recognising the distinct and complementary roles of private, philanthropic, and public capital, we seek to advance innovative financing approaches that can mobilise resources, address financing gaps, and support solutions to social and environmental challenges.
CIIP builds on Temasek Trust's efforts to advance impact investing in Asia. In 2019, Temasek Trust launched ABC Impact, a private equity fund dedicated to impact investing in Asia. Temasek subsequently established an impact investing team in 2021, with a mandate to generate positive impact for underserved communities while achieving market-rate returns. Temasek and ABC Impact are CIIP's strategic partners.
CIIP is also the anchor partner for the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Private Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative in Southeast Asia. Through this partnership, CIIP supports the development of resources, insights, and tools to help investors and businesses in Asia identify opportunities and contribute towards achieving the SDGs.