A persistent barrier is blocking development capital from reaching the communities that need it most: a lack of accessible, science-based, and standardised data , especially in emerging markets. As  researchers from Oxford University recently highlighted , companies and projects with real potential for development impact are often excluded from investment - not due to a lack of impact potential but because they cannot meet the complex and costly data requirements expected by

In July, the world's governments, development finance institutions, and private sector leaders will gather in Seville for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) - arguably the most crucial global moment for sustainable finance this decade. With just five years left to reach the SDGs and a $4 trillion annual financing gap to bridge, one thing is clear: we don't just need more capital—we need impact-aligned capital that can demonstrate measurab