SOCAP15 Event brings leading impact investors, world-class entrepreneurs, and innovative cross-sector practitioners together on October 6-9 for three full days of networking and engaging content at the intersection of money and meaning.
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Six of the largest U.S. banks have called for a strong, legally-binding universal climate agreement (Climate Deal) to emerge from the United Nations Paris climate conference in December.
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Europeans no longer trust the way the EU resolves disputes between investors and states, says European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. The Swedish politician proposes to restore that trust by establishing a “modern and transparent” Investment Court System.
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A checklist for prospective donors looking for outstanding investing opportunities in social good.
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The largest public pension fund in the United States, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has joined the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in calling for a new culture of sustainable investing.
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There’s been an important shift in the story we’re telling ourselves about social, responsible and impact (SRI) investing. A movement that began with an emphasis on social entrepreneurs and social businesses has become preoccupied with investors and the mechanisms of the marketplace. What caused this shift to happen? And is it necessarily a bad thing?
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At its most effective, communication is a two-way process. Developments in engagement practices between companies and social, responsible and impact (SRI) investors are showing us that this idea is now more applicable than ever.
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Definitions—we are so over them in the social investing sector. Yet every so often a new one comes along and we really have to sit up and take notice. This blog tells why.
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The circular economy movement is gaining momentum fast. Yet businesses who want to transition to a circular model still find it difficult to secure finance. Social investors should get behind them and lend support to what will an important step toward a sustainable future for all.
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We’ve known for a long time that corruption hurts markets and strangles enterprise. A new book by social entrepreneur Sarah Chayes provides evidence that corruption is even worse, and more dangerous, than we thought.
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We need your help to raise $122,000 in order to restore land and change lives Maximpact is reaching out to its network to assist World Vision in raising the remaining $122,000 for the 2015 Beating Famine Conference in Africa. This is your opportunity to be part of a global movement In 2012 the first Beating […]
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Activist investors are turning the corporate world upside down with aggressive campaigns to change strategy and leadership. At the same time, they’re rewriting the rules of engagement between businesses and those who invest in them, contributing to a more combative climate in the boardroom and beyond. What will this mean for social businesses and the investors who back them?
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Impact investors and impact-driven businesses share a strong desire to see that businesses are tri-profitable, producing financial rewards, social benefits and environmental regeneration. Yet shared values aren’t enough for successful collaboration. To work together more effectively, argues guest blogger Antony Upton, they need better tools for sharing information.
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The World Economic Forum has been and gone, leaving the Davos snow more than a little trampled. Now that 2500+ of the world’s most powerful people have flown home in somewhat fewer than 1700 private jets, what do we know about what’s coming in 2015? And, more specifically, what lessons did the Forum hold for impact and social investors?
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