impact investment in Sri Lanka, involving representatives of all sectors
The global influence of the GSG is built on a unique and growing group of National Advisory Boards, currently made up of 37 National and Regional Advisory Boards, representing 42 countries. A further 34 NABs are under development, many in lower and lower-middle-income countries.
Sri Lanka
Members
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka National Advisory Board For Impact Investing (NABII)
Mission & Purpose
Impact investment has made steady progress Sri Lanka over the past several years with a growing body of investment professionals becoming involved and steady building of awareness among the civil society and within government. Nevertheless, impact investment is still at a nascent stage.
Mission
Facilitating an impact investing ecosystem in the country by means of channeling impact investments into the country in partnership with like-minded stakeholders.
Vision
To Drive Impact Capital to Fast-track the Achievement of UN SDG’s in Sri Lanka.
Key objectives:
- Mainstreaming Impact investing and impact entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka through channeling impact investments.
- Educating Sri Lankan stakeholders on the values of impact investing, impact measurement and social entrepreneurship.
- Creation of a network of impact enterprises who are ready to receive impact investments.
- Creating a culture of applying gender lens into investing.
- Facilitating partnership opportunities among Sri Lankan and international stakeholders focused on impact investing.
- Keeping track of the globally changing impact investing ecosystems and mapping out and updating the local impact investing eco system with relation to global practices
- Creating a database and quality research
Promote
Articulate
the development of an ecosystem around 5 axes: Supply; Demand; intermediaries; Enablers and State
Raise Awareness
On the importance of impact investments for a sustainable and fair future
Be Recognized
As an official institution for impact investments in the country
KEY RESOURCES
Key People
Board Directors
Contact :
Dr. Lalith Welamedage
Deputy Chairman Lanka Social Ventures (LSV)
Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema
Chairman Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN)
Key People
Board Members
Contact :
Ms. Achala Samaradiwakara
Good Market Lanka
Mr. Prins Perera
DFCC Bank PLC
Mr. Sanjay Wijemanne
Hatton National Bank PLC
Mr. Romani de Silva
Alliance Finance PLC
Dr. Nirmal De Silva
People’s Merchant Finance PLC
Supporting Organizations
Visit The Sri Lankan Website