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Impact investment: the golden nugget – or the copper coin?

Andrew Curtis, Monday, 28th February 2022 -  The findings from the UK’s latest review into the state of the social investment market should be a warning to the emerging social investment sector here and is an opportunity for the

Key trends shaping ESG

Kaushik Sridhar, Tuesday, 21st September 2021 -  Looking back on 2020, Dr Kaushik Sridhar highlights the key trends he sees shaping ESG data and ratings into the future. ESG is a strange beast because what it means to the average person

The UN looks for investors for projects to help meet its 2030 Sustainability Goals

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 21st April 2021 -  The United Nations has partnered with a number of the world’s largest financial institutions for support in connecting investors with projects. With 2030 fast approaching,  The

Patient capital: Patience is of value not just a virtue

Ingrid Burkett, Wednesday, 17th June 2020 -  What is patient capital, how can we shift to it and what role does government play? Professor Ingrid Burkett and Professor of Practice Alex Hannant tackle these questions, as part

The ‘missing middle’ is still missing

Ingrid Burkett, Wednesday, 13th May 2020 -  Professor Ingrid Burkett and Professor of Practice Alex Hannant consider the need for social finance and blended value funds, as part of a series of impact investment provocations.

Sleeping giants: Generating impact in place through anchor investment

Ingrid Burkett, Tuesday, 5th May 2020 -  Anchor collaboratives could provoke a deeper and much more engaged future for place-based impact investment, write Professor Ingrid Burkett and Professor of Practice Alex Hannant,

Why capital can’t be a coward: A disruptive take on impact

Contributor, Wednesday, 13th November 2019 -  The most disruptive thing about the Impact Revolution is that it calls for a wholesale re-examination of our core beliefs, principles and values, write Mehrdad Baghai, Sean Hinton,

Case study: Assessing an impact investment fund using an impact audit

Geoff Mulgan, Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 -  How do we know what difference impact investing makes? Nesta commissioned an impact audit to assess its impact investment fund, writes Nesta CEO Geoff Mulgan as part of a series of

Case Study: Assessing the impact of an impact investment

Geoff Mulgan, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 -  Can tutors help children improve their maths? The Nesta Impact Investment team supported Third Space Learning to undertake a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation

What the social economy wants from the federal budget

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 2nd April 2019 -  The expected theme behind Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s first budget, to be handed down on Tuesday, is a stronger economy and a secure future. But what does that mean for the social sector?
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