The Bank has today published its 2026 Impact Report, demonstrating how its portfolio is performing against its impact objectives. As an impact investor, the Bank makes commercial investments that aim to deliver financial returns and societal benefits.
The 2026 Impact Report tracks its portfolio up until 31 December 2025. Key findings include:
- Investments have positively impacted 325,739 people since launch through regeneration, high-quality housing and connectivity. That’s an increase of 118,697 since the previous year.
- Investments have supported the building of 983 new homes since launch. That’s an increase of 241 since the previous year.
- Portfolio has supported 3,330 jobs. That’s an increase of 239 since the previous year.
- Investment portfolio has avoided, reduced or removed 235,429 tCO2e. That’s an increase of 99,898 tCO2e since the previous year.
- Portfolio companies reported a £411m supply chain spend in Scotland since launch. That’s an additional £134m since the previous year.
- Portfolio companies reported £149.2m spent on research and development activity since launch. That’s an additional £55.2m since the previous year
Since the Bank was launched, more than 325,000 people have directly benefitted from the Bank’s investment portfolio, and the impacts of the portfolio were felt in 28 out of 32 Scottish local authorities.
BlueMark is the leading provider of independent impact assessments and market intelligence for the investment industry. In January this year, BlueMark awarded the Bank’s impact assessment processes the highest rating in seven out of eight criteria, placing the Bank on BlueMark’s Practice Leaderboard.
David Ritchie, CEO, said: “We invest where we are confident that capital can deliver commercial returns but, importantly, also meaningful and lasting benefits for Scotland.
“In the past year, our portfolio addressed some of Scotland’s most urgent challenges; from supporting energy infrastructure and security to delivering homes and jobs. All our work is focused on strengthening Scotland’s economic security and productive capacity, which delivers long-term benefits to our society.”
Read the full report: Impact Report 2026 | Scottish National Investment Bank
