Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has estimated that over 2014 the issuance of corporate green bonds will double, reaching $20 billion (£12bn), pointing to ‘mega...
Charities and social enterprises are being urged to consider the ethics of their investments, following the revelations about Comic Relief last year, by the Association of...
Mental health technology firm Buddy has received £400,000 worth of funding, with the LGT/Berenberg fund Impact Ventures UK among its investors. The social enterprise aims to...
Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has successfully bid for £8m in funding from Big Society Capital, which will be matched by the Scottish government. The money will...
Sustainable investment is on the rise in central Europe, with the volume of investments screened through environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria increasing in Germany, Austria...
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The winners of the 2014 UK Pensions Awards were announced last week at a drinks reception at Grosvenor House in London. The awards aim to recognise...
The International Association of Investors in the Social Economy (INAISE) has said that social financing “is working”, ahead of its annual conference at which it will...
Ten social entrepreneurs have been announced as winners of the Big Energy Idea, an initiative set up by the Ignite social investment fund to address key...
Harvey McGrath, chairman of the Big Society Capital, has described social investment as a genuine “alternative and sustainable” way to fund work that benefits communities and...
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Technology and the use of social media has reportedly boosted China’s third sector by engaging with the public, building trust and improving transparency, according to the...
The government has announced a new social impact bond that it hopes will lead to innovative solutions to tackling unemployment among young people. The £30 million...
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Big Society Capital, the world’s first social bank, made £93m of new investment commitments in 2013, boosting the social sector, according to its annual report. Launched...