How is politics influencing impact investing in Latin America? How can the nascent impact investing movement grow its presence in the region? We report from Impact Minds in Oaxaca, Mexico, to answer these questions and more.
Ideas on best to cultivate the bioeconomy in Latin America, a potential new far-right threat to EU social economy commitments and a social enterprise ferry in Scotland. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
As Latimpacto's third annual conference opens in Mexico, the Green Catalytic Fund aims to drive “money where the action is needed” by supporting 350 businesses in the region.
A huge amount of nutritious, healthy food goes to waste every day. Nilus, Kigüi and EatCloud are among a new wave of innovators deploying technology to redirect surplus food to those who need it.
MY IMPACT CAREER: The Latimpacto CEO shares the ups and downs of a purpose-driven career path – from growing up amid the violence of 1980s Colombia, to corporate law, to leading a fast-growing network with staff across the continent.
It’s among the world’s richest countries – but Switzerland is also a land of entrepreneurialism and technical knowhow, plus traditional grantmakers ready to experiment with new ways of financing impact.
Latimpacto, the network for venture philanthropy in Latin America and the Caribbean, publishes first investigation into impact ecosystem, highlighting barriers and opportunities for the market's key players.
INTERVIEW: Founded in 1990s eastern Europe, NESsT is still helping high-impact organisations to grow, and not rely on grants. We hear how it makes extra efforts to track its own impact – and how a new fund is tackling LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
The right support can make or break a social venture. But what does really good non-financial support look like? Four key insights from a new toolkit for investors.