Paid and unpaid care and domestic work are vital to both the economy and society; yet they remain invisible, undervalued and under-rewarded, and unevenly distributed. In the first of a series of blogs, Rebecca Calder, Emily Boost and Aurelie Faugier at Kore Global present a framework to help define investable care economy opportunities as part of their ecosystem mapping work.

Shinsei Bank was the first Japanese Banking Group to launch an impact investing fund, and now has two funds focused on investments into businesses tackling the life challenges that are faced by the working population, including childcare, elder care, healthcare, work-life balance and work-style innovations. We spoke to Chunmei Huang and Sayaka Takatsuka, Managing Director and Senior Director on the Impact Investment Team of Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited in the Shinsei Bank Group, about their approach and growing the Japanese impact investing ecosystem.

The pandemic has brought the care economy into focus as a lever for systemic change and gender equality. As we launch the GenderSmart care economy initiative, Sana Kapadia explains why it’s time to address the full spectrum of care work, globally, in both formal and informal economies.

Head of Content Sana Kapadia on why September’s back-to-school focus is a perfect opportunity to kickstart new conversations around investing in care.

Much has been written about the burden of unpaid care - and its gendered and economic impacts - but it’s not always clear what an investable opportunity looks like, particularly when regional nuances and needs are taken into account. This article explores the current landscape of care and unpaid work as an investment theme and defines prospective roles for funders and investors in both public and private markets.