Sir Ronald Cohen, the impact investing pioneer, is pre-launching an artificial intelligence avatar which discusses his ideas and reflections. We put it to the test.
New facts and figures about size and characteristics of Ireland’s social enterprises expose their strengths as well as the challenges facing the sector, as ministers plan next national social enterprise policy.
The global impact deals, reports and initiatives you need to know about this month – all in one place. Featuring the Australian government, British International Investment, WWF, Crédit Mutuel, and many more.
‘It’s a great day for social finance in Canada’, says MP, as social economy looks forward to hundreds of thousands of dollars of new investment from impact investment wholesaler.
The more that impact measurement is relied on to shape investor decisions, the more worried we should be, says Dr Jess Daggers: the information gathered does not necessarily correspond with reality, and yet few take this risk into account.
Why the African Union's 10-year strategy matters; and why – psychopaths and certain CEOs excepted – we all need to battle imposter syndrome. This week's highlights from Pioneers Post.
African expert hails continent’s first social and solidarity economy strategy for acknowledging those social entrepreneurs who are most isolated from policymakers, but most connected with their communities, at SEWF Policy Forum.
Suppporting social enterprises will only go so far without ensuring access to finance and to markets. While many policymakers fail to connect the demand and supply sides, Abu Dhabi's “ecosystem approach” is showing how it can be done.
Two-year goal is exceeded by US$1.3bn as development finance institutions, private sector investors and others now set their sights on ramping up gender-lens investment activity in the future through 2X Global initiative.
Impact verification firm highlights impact investors from global sample which it identifies as best in class at impact management, going above and beyond the Impact Principles.
