Investing in more resilient infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries would yield a net benefit of US$4.2 trillion, with $4 in benefit for each $1 invested, finds a new report from the World Bank and its Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.
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Virtual reality is already dominating traditional forms of entertainment. With VR you can participate in films as if you’re one of the characters, venture forth into fantasy lands or even roleplay as a cubicle-confined office worker. These applications of virtual reality aren’t too surprising. Augmenting entertainment with VR seems like a natural next step for these mediums.
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Compared to the lives of men, little is known about the lives of the world’s women – how much time they spend on unpaid work, if they own land, if they can get credit, which programs meant to help them are succeeding.
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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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Whether you’re an executive director, board member, funder, staff member or even a volunteer in a nonprofit, chances are you feel frustrated with the inefficiency of your organization’s decision-making processes.
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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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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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