Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s rediscovered enthusiasm for outcomes funds with the launch of the world’s biggest fund of this type. But we should look beyond its impressive size to focus upon how it can best optimise impact.
There’s an $8tn global finance gap to support SMEs, and development finance institutions alone can’t make up the shortfall in emerging economies. Research launched at the FFD4 conference spotlights how DFIs can catalyse much more capital.
B Lab’s revised standards for B Corps currently omit ‘Impact Business Models’, one of the certification’s most promising tools for recognising the businesses that make the most meaningful impact, says Anton Simanowitz.
The development funding we have must be put to better use as pressures mount, says Richard Hawkes – and development impact bonds can be transformative. He outlines their potential and dives into the debate about what's holding them back.
Early evidence from Sumerian Foundation suggests social enterprises led by ethnically diverse founders, especially women, have a better repayment track record. What must impact investors change to build on this opportunity?
A global competition is underway to spotlight and celebrate the remarkable contributions that women are making in the field of artificial intelligence for social impact.
Running an impact-focused business “is a dance between priorities that compete for time and money”. When you add investors to the mix, the dance gets even harder, say Erinch Sahan and Julie Menter.
Bias toward capital is so deeply embedded in business thinking that few question its legitimacy. But next-generation enterprises are starting to shift the playing field.
