Impact Investing Australia (IIA) has launched the country’s most comprehensive, dedicated online platform for tracking impact investment deals and opportunities in and from Australia.
The IIA Impact Deal Tracker is a searchable database that brings together verified deal information across a range of sectors, asset classes, deal types and values. It’s a game-changing resource for investors, funders and market builders looking to generate financial returns while supporting positive social and environmental outcomes.
“This is a critical step forward for transparency, accessibility and ultimately capital flow in the Australian impact investing market, enabling investors to locate current and historical information about impact deals happening both in and from Australia,” David Hetherington, IIA CEO, said.
A one-stop resource for investors and funders
While impact investing has seen steady growth over the past decade, market participants have struggled to access up to date, consolidated, reliable data about where and how impact capital is being deployed. The IIA Impact Deal Tracker aims to fill that gap.
The platform serves a broad range of users, including institutional investors, trusts and foundations, financial intermediaries, government agencies, high-net-worth individuals and family offices. It offers flexible search and filtering tools, allowing users to compare and analyse opportunities based on asset class (e.g. private/public equity, commodities, bonds, infrastructure, real estate), deal type (e.g. bonds, funds, equity investments, loan, debt), dollar value, and areas of impact (measured against the UN Sustainable Development Goals).
“The platform was created with the end user in mind,” Mr Hetherington said. “Whether you’re looking for deals in affordable housing, renewable energy, Indigenous enterprise, sustainable agriculture, technology, health and more, our Impact Deal Tracker makes it easy to find what’s relevant to your interests, priorities and risk profile.”
Designed for simplicity and usability
User experience was central to the Impact Deal Tracker’s development. The platform features an intuitive interface that allows users to quickly navigate, search and sort through listings.
Each deal entry is carefully vetted for accuracy, ensuring the information is credible.
In addition to current deals, the platform includes historical impact investment activity, helping users understand trends, deal flows and sector-specific developments over time.
Building an informed and connected market
The launch of the platform is part of Impact Investing Australia’s broader mission to build a connected impact investing market; one that drives private capital towards solutions that matter.
Infrastructure is important to continue the growth of impact investing in Australia and the IIA Impact Deal Tracker is part of that foundational infrastructure. It aims to provide the visibility and clarity that investors need to engage with confidence.
“We’re proud to be leading this work at a national level,” Mr Hetherington said. “Ultimately, the goal is to accelerate capital into initiatives that improve lives, communities and the environment, and tools like this are vital to making that happen.”
New impact investment deals are being added on an ongoing basis, and those from across the ecosystem are encouraged to submit information about deals, as the platform continues to grow. Suggestions and deals that could be added to the tracker can be emailed to IIA at: enquiries@impactinvestingaustralia.com.
“We see this as a living resource; one that will evolve with the market,” Mr Hetherington added. “We want this to be a resource that helps unlock investment and collaboration, and we welcome input from partners, funders and dealmakers.”
The Impact Deal Tracker is accessible via the IIA website at https://impactinvestingaustralia.com/impact-deal-tracker/.
This story is part of an ongoing series curated by Impact Investing Australia (IIA) designed to explore impact investing and related concepts.
IIA is growing the market for investments that deliver measurable social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns. Our vision is that every dollar invested builds a better world.