In her book ‘Greed Gone Good’, Jane Elizabeth Hughes sketches a bright future for impact investing in the post-COVID world, one where innovative bonds and a focus on women provide a lot of the answers
As a young engineer Daniel Brewer was spotted by a leading philanthropist and set on a course to become one of the UK’s leading social impact figures, with a particular focus on helping social enterprises raise capital, and tackling homelessness
Phyllis Costanza, CEO of the Swiss-based UBS Optimus Foundation, expects new social finance approaches including blended and outcomes-based tools to help mobilise more capital towards SDGs this year
A study by Esade’s Center for Social Impact sheds a light on the issue of transparency and best practices in impact management and measurement (IMM) governance, guiding impact funds towards the adoption of structures that suit their individual needs
CDC Group has been formally renamed as British International Investment (BII), a name which the organisation says better reflects the scope of its work. BII will play a key role in the government’s plans to mobilise up to £8 billion a year in investments in international projects
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a beta version of its first impact performance benchmark. It will allow investors to assess and compare sector-specific impact performance to peers and to SDGs, and to make investment choices to maximise impact
Triodos Investment Management’s new fund will invest in companies providing solutions to improve children’s wellbeing and development in five areas: health and wellbeing, education, equal opportunity, access to basic services, and safety
Carbon Equity is trying to remove the barriers preventing young, affluent investors to access impact-driven private equity investments, a market which offers huge growth opportunities
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