After feeling completely disenchanted by the mainstream financial sector, CEO of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Caroline Mason explains why the world of social finance appealed.
Former president of the Social Enterprise Alliance Kevin Lynch explains why he's worried the work of true social enterprises "will be overshadowed and ignored" as hype around impact investment and B Corps increases.
"As funding for outcomes-based commissioning increases, so must the efforts of the sector to learn from social impact bonds to date," argues Jenny North at Impetus-PEF.
"We must accept that peer to peer lending (and crowdfunding generally) is simply not the right option for many business borrowers," argues CEO of Responsible Finance Ben Hughes.
A leading figure in the UK social enterprise and crowdfunding sector Theresa Burton responds to the Financial Conduct Authority's call for contributions on how regulation is working in the social investment market.