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Connecting Assets to Impact: ImpactAssets 50 showcases private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns
The ImpactAssets 50 - whose 2014 edition was released last week - is an annual showcase of 50 private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. Its free, searchable database provides filtering by asset class, geographic region and issue area, and gives a detailed overview of each firm.
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Impact investing won’t replace philanthropy but will push firms towards CSR, says Rockefeller Foundation Chief
A Q&A with Judith Rodin, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Rental America: Why the poor pay $4,150 for a $1,500 sofa
No credit, no cash, no bank account? There’s still a place to go shopping, but it comes at a price.
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Development Finance Institutions Come of Age
In a world where private enterprise drives jobs and prosperity, DFIs expand the frontiers of what is viewed as a profitable investment opportunity around the world.
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Bringing the Gender Lens into Focus
Gender lens investing is an increasing focus of investor and media attention. But this paradigm shift calls for a new approach that holds investors accountable, says Tara Sabre Collier. The term “gender lens” should imply a shift away from a gender-specific silo towards a more holistic vision of empowering women as investees, employees, consumers, suppliers and beyond.
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Social enterprise is an emerging force in Pakistan
New social start ups tackling water, energy and construction challenges in Pakistan hope to help break the country’s reliance on aid
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Global Innovation Fund Receives $200m from Omidyar Network, Governments of Australia, Sweden, UK, US
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a UK-based nonprofit, recently announced its launch in the US city of New York. GIF plans to fund “social innovations” brought forward by nonprofit entities as well as for-profit organizations and government.
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‘Positive, though not transformative’: Recent research clarifies the impact of microcredit, and points to ways it can improve
Recent research suggests that microcredit may not be targeting the world’s poorest as effectively as was once thought, says IPA. But these studies also tell a story of positive, though not transformative, results. They point to the importance of diversification of the traditional microcredit model, providing additional services in finance and beyond.
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