Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors are now major actors in the global impact investing landscape, reveals the GIIN’s 2024 market sizing research.
Running a venture that helps both people and planet is hard. Amid inflation, instability and even war, it sounds almost impossible. But, for the pioneers of green business in Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt, sticking to the mission makes sense.
Euclid Network’s list, announced today, celebrates 100 changemakers with “outstanding leadership skills and commitment”, whose work is inspiring others while helping create a fairer and greener economy.
PLUS: Resonance makes raft of SITR investments ahead of crunch time for relief scheme; first impact fund for French investment firm Founders Future; Dutch social impact bond repays investors; new Conduit EIS Impact Fund; and more.
The $11bn French food services and facilities management giant had a “defined purpose” long before it was trendy – but efforts to capture evidence of social value today remain a work in progress.
Ten gatherings for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and mission-driven business leaders around the world – all of them at least partly accessible from the comfort of your own home.
Breaking through the sometimes mystifying language of impact measurement and management is a challenge, but a project run by Social Value UK and an accelerator for Indonesian social enterprises has proved a success.
Social enterprises and investors welcome UK chancellor’s SITR extension, but commit to fight for further support. Other measures offer short-term help, although long-term outlook remains uncertain.
Mayor and former health secretary also says public sector can drive shift towards clearer commitments – but needs to stop “looking down” at social enterprises and charities.
Burnout, stress and long hours have become the norm for employees, but social businesses can do it differently, writes Year Here fellow Emily Horton – who has seen first-hand that prioritising workers’ wellbeing is entirely possible.
The latest research into social enterprises in Singapore reveals over-55s are outnumbered by younger leaders, and almost two-thirds are headed by women.