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The Rise Of B Corps Highlights The Emergence Of A New Way Of Doing Business
Today’s workforce is rejecting the old Milton Friedman notion that the only social responsibility of business is to maximise profits; they think business should also be trying to make a positive difference in the world. And quite right too: why should we stop caring about the things that matter to us when we go to work?
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Press release: Australia, UNDP, PhilDev launch mentorship for Filipino social enterprises
UNDP Philippines Country Director Titon Mitra said the partnership "will support some of the most innovative Filipino social enterprises in their early stage of business development to become sufficiently ‘bankable’ so that they can attract funding from impact investors."
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- Asia Pacific
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Report: ‘Millennial generation’ most interested in investing to make a positive global impact
Two out of five investors (43 per cent) aged under 40 report having made an impact investment during their lifetime, the study says.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, research, youth
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Press release: New Report Reveals a Growing and High-Potential Impact Investing Market in Southeast Asia
The Landscape for Impact Investing in Southeast Asia report provides deep insight into the three most active markets in the region: Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, and a broader regional overview of the remaining eight countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Village Enterprise Closes Investment for First Development Impact Bond for Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa
"This DIB, which pays Village Enterprise for improvements in income levels of extreme poor households, is remarkable because of the ambitious outcomes it incentivizes…. We also hope to generate important lessons on how to effectively commission, adapt and scale promising poverty alleviation programs"
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MicroVest Sees Microfinance Shifting to Small Business
“What happens when the woman borrower who started with a $200 loan has built her business and has 10 employees and now needs $5,000 in capital to buy equipment and machinery?” asks Ron Cordes, the former co-founder and executive co-chairman of AssetMark, who has invested in MicroVest through his family foundation since 2007.
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Stop Looking for the Next ‘Uber for X’ and Start Changing the World
The paradigm of the Silicon Valley "tech bro" pioneering the next "Uber for (whatever)" has become a cliché. Its ubiquity is a distraction, says Alex Amouyel of MIT Solve – one that excludes social innovators from much-needed funding and keeps those with capital from making real change through their investments. Instead of looking for the next unicorn and quick exit, she argues, investors should expand their definition of “venture-backable” entrepreneurs to include those driving transformative, mission-driven impact.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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Report: ‘No clear evidence’ social impact bonds lead to better outcomes
SIBs work by attracting investment to fund projects, often involving charities and social enterprises, and reimbursing and rewarding the investors if the project is successful.
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