The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship today recognise leaders of five organisations demonstrating ‘outsized impact’. Find out which five names – from 700 nominations – made the cut.
GSG Impact Honors 2019 also won by Dr Consulta, Zurich Insurance, PGGM and Sonen Capital – named as "examples to follow" in using impact capital to achieve social and environmental goals.
Bite-sized stories selected from your social enterprise and impact investing news releases. This week: new declarations of a climate emergency, Big Issue goes contactless, Social Investment Scotland reveals annual figures, and more.
The microfinance success story isn’t as clear-cut as it seems – but there’s plenty we can learn from it when it comes to investing in other sectors. FSG’s Harvey Koh sets out a pragmatic approach.
Sweet treats selected from your social enterprise and impact investing news releases. This week: €800k for Irish social enterprise training, new fund for fashion industry innovations, soap enterprise invites others to "steal its staff", and more...
PLUS: Acumen spinout 60 Decibels raises $1.7m, G20 leaders back more innovative financing to fund SDGs, Encourage Capital raises US$40m to bring clean energy financing solutions to Indian entrepreneurs, and more.
Devi Shetty is chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a low-cost hospital network in India that brings high-quality, affordable healthcare to the masses. The 2018 GSG Impact Entrepreneur of the Year talks us through a typical day.
It’s perfectly possible to be a registered charity while pursuing market-rate financial returns on your investments, argues US-based impact fund, Beyond Capital.
