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Investment Driven by Guilt, and That?s Good
By Thomas Kostigen SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) - Are we increasingly investing out of guilt? I’d say so. Look at the amount of money that has flowed into socially responsible funds: $3 trillion, up 34% since 2005, according to the Social Investment Forum. Got a social conscience? Feel guilty? Invest your conscience away. It’s the 21st century version of the selling of indulgences. More money is flowing into "good" investments than ever. Take the lo...
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The Best of 2012: The Dangerous Promise of Impact Investing
In part two of my conversation with Felix Oldenburg, Ashoka’s Europe and Germany director, takes on -and takes apart- impact investing. In the days leading up to SOCAP Europe, Oldenburg offers a radical critique of the current hype surrounding impact investing. We must fund the impact - not the organization, he explains.
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SOCAP/Europe Preview: Beyond the Revolution in MENA
It is less than one week until SOCAP/Europe. David Munir Nabti, well-versed social entrepreneur from Lebanon, helps to set up the sessions addressing social entrepreneurship and social capital in the MENA region. He tells us about his work, shares his insights and gives us a sneak peek about what to expect at the conference
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NexThought Monday: Dealing With the Reality of Non-Fundable Zones
While the onset of Non-Fundable Zones is difficult to quantify, given the limited funding data of social enterprises, the discussion raised some points we’d like to pose to the community to reflect and comment on. First of all: Which dollars skew which way, to whom and to where?
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