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U.K. Institutional Investors Keen to Increase Social Investment Activity, Says Report
New sources of capital for the UK social investment market are likely to be local authority pension funds, charities with large endowments and housing associations, says a new report.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- impact investing
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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact
Social enterprise in the U.S. is a fast-growing, but fragmented, movement.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, scale
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Investing in Nature: New Sources of Capital
Two hundred and fifty billion dollars: that's the gap between the estimated need to support global conservation efforts and what's currently devoted to these activities annually, according to a recent study.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, scale
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“This Isn’t Activism; We’re Empowering Rural India”
Ravikant Singh is the founder of Doctors For You, a NGO tackling disaster relief and rehabilitation work.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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- public health
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For Super-Rich, Investing to See Dramatic Changes
Lots of start-up funding. Crowd-sourced investment ideas. Real-time low-cost portfolio monitoring. An emphasis on environmental and social impact.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Myth of Sustainable Investment Performance Sacrifice ‘Finally Withering Away’
Speaking to Blue & Green Tomorrow after the launch of the Pax MSCI International ESG Index fund, Keefe explained that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors were becoming increasingly relevant to companies’ long-term financial risk and performance.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Is the Future Role of Social Enterprise to Foster Compassionate Capitalism?
Our expert panel discuss the role of social enterprise in society, and the values of social business.
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- Impact Assessment
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Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
Beyond the Pioneer enumerates the barriers to scale that hinder, not just the firm, but the entire ecosystem, including the value chain, public goods, and the regulatory and policy environments.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing