IMPACT 101: Cooperatives are big business: more than 1bn people are cooperative members, and the top 300 cooperatives and mutuals turn over more than US$2tn. But how do these entities work, and what are their benefits and drawbacks?
IMPACT 101: You've heard of gender-lens investing, but what does it actually entail? Is it only about women, and how does it overlap with impact investing? Sana Kapadia from Heading for Change has the answers.
IMPACT 101: Why do social enterprises acquire other entities, and how do mergers and acquisitions in this sector differ to commercial ones? What are the risks? Buzzacott's corporate finance team have the answers in our freshly updated Impact 101.
IMPACT 101: What are nature-based solutions and why do we need them? Who is paying for them, and why – and how is this financing typically structured? The team at Finance Earth tell all in our latest explainer.
IMPACT 101: Place-based impact investing doesn't just mean investing in a particular city, region or rural area – so what does it mean? And why are pension funds, local authorities and asset managers getting involved?
IMPACT 101: Thousands of firms – including Patagonia, Triodos, Nespresso and The Guardian – now boast a ‘B’ symbol. But what exactly is a B Corp? How does certification work – and what criticisms does it face?
IMPACT 101: Famous examples include the UK's Better Society Capital, Ghana's Ci-Gaba and Inovacao Social in Portugal, but what do social or impact investment wholesalers actually do and how do they work?
IMPACT 101: You've probably heard the term ‘systemic investing’ – but what does it actually mean, who's doing it and why might more of us want to get on board? TransCap Initiative's Johannes Tschiderer answers our questions.
IMPACT 101: What is steward ownership and would more companies following in the footsteps of Patagonia, Ecosia and others really transform the global economy? Adrian Hensen sets out the nuts and bolts in our latest impact economy explainer.
