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People displaced by conflict don’t have to be passive recipients of donations. Vadym Georgienko explains how a pilot of the ‘Citizen Token System’, which he designed, has enabled entrepreneurs in a town in western Ukraine to thrive.
As entrepreneurs eager to use artificial intelligence for the greater good grapple with AI’s negative impacts on people and planet, speakers at the ChangeNow conference offer practical solutions to create a truly sustainable AI.
From tracking underwater creatures to optimising crop yields, many entrepreneurs now use AI to tackle environmental challenges. But, with much uncertainty – and concerns about AI’s negative impact – they’re entering unknown waters.
As Trump’s USA takes its eye off social impact, Europe’s venture capitalists stand at a decisive moment in history, concluded discussions at the latest FASE Impact Fire Talk. But capital strategies must evolve to unleash VCs’ true transformative power.
Grete Faremo of the United Nations Office for Project Services encourages impact investors to work with her organisation to invest in the infrastructure of developing countries.
On the second day of the GIIN Investor Forum, a panellist came clean about the focus of investments from the second biggest pension pot in the Netherlands.
Two reports were unveiled in Amsterdam this week that shed new light on the impact investing market. More money is going into funds and some investors are aiming to be 100% impactful.
A new legal form could harness the enthusiasm of millennial entrepreneurs who want to make a difference, says panel headed by Legal & General CEO Nigel Wilson.
The impact investor has announced a new pot of cash that should, in theory, never run out. Bridges says it's "designed to free ambitious mission-led businesses from the constraints of traditional fund structures".
Big Society Capital (BSC) recently held an event where anyone could ask a question about its operations. Geetha Rabindrakumar, head of social sector engagement at BSC, offers a case study that gives some answers.
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