Impact Linked-Finance Resources

The Impact-Linked Finance Collaborative is committed to driving a new era in finance through shared learning. Here, you’ll find resources that unpack the “why” and the “how” of Impact-Linked Finance (ILF) — from foundational concepts to real-world case studies — all designed to support more effective, outcomes-driven capital.

Whether you’re new to ILF or refining your approach, these resources will help you put impact at the center of financial design.

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Innovative Finance Toolkit

Guidance Document Impact-Linked Loans Other SAFI SIINC
Open resource

Impact-Linked Finance Primer

Blended Finance Guidance Document Impact-Linked Loans SIINC
Open resource

ILF for Hydro-Powered Pumps

Case Studies SIINC WASH
Open resource

ILF for Providing Biodigesters to Smallholder Farmers

Case Studies SIINC WASH
Open resource

ILF to Improve Water Services in Rural Cambodia

Case Studies SIINC WASH
Open resource

Impact-Linked Finance: The Essential Tools for Donors & Impact-Oriented Investors

Blended Finance Case Studies Impact-Linked Loans Reports SIINC Tradeable Impact
Open resource

Design Principles for Impact-Linked Finance

Guidance Document Infographics
Open resource

Simple Agreement for Future Impact (SAFI) Playbook

Agriculture Climate/Environment Education Fintech Gender Health Reports SAFI WASH
Open resource

Learnings from 8 years of Impact-Linked Finance​​

Agriculture Climate/Environment Education Fintech Health Impact-Linked Loans Interest Rate Stepdown Other Reports SAFI SIINC Tradeable Impact WASH
Open resource

IDB Invest Study on Gender

Blended Finance Case Studies Gender Reports
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What Can We Learn About Impact-Linked Finance?​​

Agriculture Climate/Environment Education Fintech Health Impact-Linked Loans Interest Rate Stepdown Other Reports SAFI SIINC WASH
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Accelerating Impact-Linked Finance​​

Agriculture Climate/Environment Education Fintech Health Impact-Linked Loans Interest Rate Stepdown Other Reports SAFI SIINC WASH
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Achieving Social Impacts in the Energy Access Sector​​

Assessments Climate/Environment SIINC
Open resource

Social Impact Incentives (SIINC): Rewarding for Social Outcomes and Mobilising Capital for Impact​​

Agriculture Assessments Climate/Environment SIINC WASH
Open resource

ILF for Financing Early-Stage Agricultural Enterprises in Latin America​​​

Agriculture Case Studies SIINC
Open resource

ILF to Improve Access to Diabetes Care in Mexico ​​​

Case Studies Health SIINC
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ILF to Reduce Water, Soil and Air Pollution in Cambodia

Case Studies Climate/Environment SIINC
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ILF to Expand Schools for Vulnerable Children in Ghana

Case Studies Education Impact-Linked Loans
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ILF to Scale Up Affordable Water Access in Kenya

Case Studies SAFI WASH
Open resource

A Review of Impact-Linked Finance Does Incentivizing Impact Work​​​

Assessments Climate/Environment Fintech Impact-Linked Loans SIINC
Open resource