EXPERT INSIGHT Millions of hectares of degraded, dried out peatlands across Europe are a huge climate risk. Attracting the billions of euros of private capital they need to be restored could lie in not only carbon, but water, says Matt Robinson.
The norms, metrics and tools used in impact investing are still very much set by the global north. Trying to parachute pre-made requirements or concepts where they don't align with local values is likely to be counterproductive.
A new report published by Impact Jordan argues understandings of impact must be relevant to local experiences and culture, rather than defined by global north frameworks.
This week: UK social enterprises recognised in King’s Awards for Enterprise, Bob Geldof backs social enterprise model to fight homelessness, Better Futures Fund looks for a delivery partner, and more.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Faith organisations holding billions of dollars of investment assets met in Paris for an inaugural conference last week and launched a new multi-faith network of investors and centre of excellence.
This week: grants to encourage consolidation among impact investing field-builders, BBC asylum-seekers investigation angers LGBTQI social enterprise and a boost for place-based investment in England.
In a world "steeped in trade-offs", is it unrealistic to say investors can have it all – impact plus market-rate returns? A recent webinar challenged that narrative to discuss what the true cost of impact-first investing is, and why it's worth it.
Social investment intermediaries that support Black and ethnically minoritised-led social enterprises in England are now able to apply for investment from a £5.5m funding pot from the wholesaler, as it opens the ‘Wave 1 Portal’ with a place-based approach.
