Qatar’s $100 billion sovereign wealth fund is reportedly considering impact investment – a strategy that balances social or environmental objectives with financial returns. The investment arm...
The ability to measure social outcomes from investment has been described as “breakthrough thinking” by one of the sector’s biggest names. Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of...
Leading US social and environmental investment firm Sonen Capital has launched a new report which suggests that impact investment can outperform traditional asset class strategies. The...
Ethical savings provider Ecology Building Society has revealed it now holds over£120m in assets – a growth of more than £10m since the beginning of 2013, which it attributes to the “popularity of...
It has been the vogue in the financial press to focus on the concept that investing can be neatly divided between the ethical and the unethical....
More than 300 investment professionals from around the world will gather in London on Thursday and Friday to discuss impact investment. The conference is hosted by...
A leading impact investment firm Gate Global Impact (GGI) has paired up with the African satellite telecommunications firm Indigo Group to provide fast internet access to...
There is something in the air. Collaborative working spaces, social innovation, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, impact investing, social impact bonds, venture-philanthropy, social enterprises, triple-bottom lines, social return...
Big Issue founder John Bird has described ethical investment as “the biggest of fights” and encouraged people “become savvy” to bring about real financial change. In...
Mitchell Kutney explores what it means to be a philanthropist. This piece originally featured in Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Philanthropy & Giving 2013. It appears...
Impact investing, although a relatively new concept, has been utilised by philanthropists and investors around the globe, according to an industry expert. Amy Bell, executive director...
Very few people in the UK sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry can claim they’ve ‘been there, done that, got the T-shirt’. Julia Dreblow, founder of...
The Telegraph’s Questor column leapt onto the Wonga bandwagon on Friday, boldly and unsubstantiatedly declaring, “There is no such thing as an ethical investment.” There is certainly such...
Alex Blackburne outlines 10 signs that suggest sustainable investment – incorporating social, environmental and financial returns – is on its way to becoming a mainstream strategy...
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is a United Nations-backed initiative that seeks to engage investors on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Its executive director,...