Event
Community Municipal Investments (CMIs): Unlocking Local Capital for Net Zero Projects
Join us for our online webinar on 16 October
What is this?
Building on our recent publication The Art of the Possible: Unlocking the Potential of Community-Based Finance, this webinar explores the latest developments in Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) – a promising yet underutilised tool for local authorities to raise capital from their communities, alongside other investors.
Our research and member insights have highlighted both the opportunities and limitations of CMIs when deployed alone. In this session, we will share updates on the current state of the CMI market and introduce an exciting new model: aligning CMIs with mission-driven institutional investors to invest alongside retail investors to scale impact.
Participants will learn how this approach can help local authorities leverage community engagement to attract potentially significant private finance, accelerating the delivery of impactful Net Zero infrastructure and projects. We’ll also discuss the financial innovation, partnership building, and cross-sector collaboration required to unlock this potential – and how Connected Places Catapult and 3Ci are leading this work.
When & Where:
Thursday 16 October
2pm – 3pm BST
Online event
Meet the Speakers
Joshua is Chief Impact Officer at Unity Trust Bank and leads Unity’s work to be the ethical bank of choice for UK organisations.
Josh has 10+ years of experience in impact investing, climate economics, and social cost-benefit analysis. He specializes in capacity building for organisations in the impact economy and focuses on supporting organisations to achieve their goals while delivering positive impact.
Within Unity, Joshua co-leads Unity’s market engagement for Green Municipal Investments and leads Unity’s strategy to achieve Net Zero by 2045 with a focus on delivering an inclusive transition with customers. .Before joining Unity, he was Head of Impact at Big Issue Invest, leading impact management for both the investment arm and the Big Issue magazine.