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17 January: Bank on investment to make a positive impact in Scotland
In an exclusive interview, Al Denholm, CEO of the Bank, talks about the organisation’s progress since it was established in 2020 and how impact investing is making its mark across a diverse range of key sectors.
26 February: Economic growth working for the common good in Scotland
As increasing numbers of Scottish companies combine entrepreneurial spirit with a desire to make a positive societal impact, Strathclyde Business School and the Bank are once again running their ground-breaking business programme for leaders seeking to grow responsibly and sustainably, at the same time as effecting long-term change.
5 February: Investment in grassroots projects is driving growth in Scotland
As Anna Shiel, chief investment officer at Better Society Capital – one of the UK’s leading social impact-led investors – prepares to participate in the panel sessions at the Bank’s forthcoming annual conference, Karen Peattie hears how the organisation is tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.
21 February: Investment pays off for a prosperous, greener future for Scotland
Focusing on Scotland’s economic future in a challenging global landscape, the Bank’s annual conference will explore mission-led investment, innovation, and sustainability with keynote speaker Myrtle Dawes of Aberdeen's Net Zero Technology Centre highlighting optimism at the opportunities ahead.
26 February: What is the Scottish National Investment Bank
The Herald explain the role of the Bank and our work in supporting businesses in Scotland.
1 March: 'There are still big players in the offshore wind space'
Supporting the drive to net zero is one of the three founding, long-term missions of the Bank and David Ritchie, chief strategy officer at the Bank, said there is no prospect of that changing.
3 March: Building on innovation drives progress in Scotland's housing sector
Ahead of the Bank’s annual conference in Glasgow, Karen Peattie hears about its Market Creation function which is taking a partnership approach to helping investment flow into the country's housing market and other sectors.
3 March: Scottish National Investment Bank: A catalyst for positive change
With an ambition to be transformative and provide development capital to Scottish firms engage in three core pillars – the drive to net zero, tackling place-based inequality, and supporting innovation – the Bank set out its stall to before an audience of delegates from across the business spectrum in Glasgow today.
4 March: 'The state of housing supply in Scotland worries me'
Investors have been forecast to return to the Scottish build-to-rent (BTR) property sector this year, after rent controls “devastated” the market, a senior industry figure has declared.
5 March: 'Net zero is intrinsic in almost everything that we do'
The chairman of the Bank has expressed confidence the current weakness in global capital supply will recover.
6 March: The 'horrible badge' Scotland is finding hard to lose
A session dedicated to housing and the economy at the Bank’s flagship conference laid bare the barriers standing in the way of stimulating the sector in a way that will address the acute shortages currently being felt across the country.
17 March: Solving Scotland's housing emergency lays foundations for prosperity
Of all the topics covered at the 'Investing with Impact: A Catalyst for Change' conference, the most pressing issue according to Bank chair Willie Watt remains the housing crisis hindering growth.
3 April: The Bank's positive impact of investment illustrates power of purpose
SO what is impact investing? Why does it matter? And how is it working in Scotland? These questions – and many more – were answered and debated at last month’s ‘Investing with Impact: A Catalyst for Change’ conference.
