Social enterprise

The two investment funds will support small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to address a funding gap which has hindered local business growth, according to the pension scheme.

The partnership aims to help local communities build their own clean energy infrastructure, or buy stakes in larger regional renewable projects.

Strengthening social enterprises in developing countries improves stability and supports growth, benefitting the global economy, according to speakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Finalists will be awarded a grant of €50,000, while the winner will get the chance to take part in a year-long venture development programme and receive €100,000.

The global asset management company’s fund will focus on innovative technologies in the areas of clean energy, circular economy, natural resources, agritech and smart cities.

The FAIR-La Croix barometer of social finance has revealed a 15% increase in retail solidarity-based savings, with total savings exceeding €30bn.

The DEG loan to Co-operative Bank of Kenya is the first to use a guarantee from the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus

The impact investor’s new sustainable forestry and agriculture blended finance fund builds on experience gained with an earlier land use fund, which has just made its final investments.

In this enlightening book, our reviewer learns what “Murder, She Wrote” – the iconic 1980s detective TV series starring Angela Lansbury – can teach us about impact assessment.

The idea of a ‘smart social factory’ of the future – what some call ‘Industry 5.0’ – is gaining momentum in different and surprising ways, and will have implications for impact investors.