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February 19, 2013
ImpactSpace tracks impact investment deals
Transparency in impact investing will reach a new level once David Bank, a previous WSJ journalist, puts his new site ImpactSpace, currently running on Beta, on live. This new measurement tool will provide a comprehensive list of companies that have received impact funding, and organizations that funded. Read more here
February 19, 2013
Lessons impact investing can learn from microfinance
This post by Tilman Ehrbeck, the CEO of CGAP talks about the relevant lessons that impact investment can learn from microfinance. He enlists return measurement and expectation of returns as the two prime lessons. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
New impact fund to combine cash investments with training
US based hybrid impact investments fund, the Grassroots Business Fund is looking to invest US$47 million, an amount it received in a deal last year. It was also the recipient of grant money worth US$12 million. According to the CEO Harold Rosen, the fund is looking to create a two […]
February 19, 2013
Social investment: Enabling charities and individuals to partcipate
This post examines the current trends in social investment – how charities are investing their money for impact investments, an increasing number of typical investors are looking for impact and ethical investment options. The post goes on to point that most of these investments are made through private placement, and […]
February 19, 2013
US: Sustainability focused venture capital fund to raise US$10 million to invest in Northwest
David Williams, former CEO of ShoreBank Pacific has joined forces with Reference Capital, to partner with Brock Metcalf to raise US$10 million to invest in sustainable businesses in Oregon and Washington based firms. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Retail investors offered new UK Social Investent Bond
For the first time in the history of social impact bonds in the UK, retail investors were offered a new social impact bond called The Future for Children Bond, by Allia, a charitable social investment organization. This eight year bond has a minimum investment of £15,000 and its minimum return […]
February 19, 2013
Pakistan’s social entrepreneurs raring to unlock innovation potential
The social enterprise space in Pakistan is budding with entrepreneurs raring to unlock both social and economic potential – ranging from dairy farms to educational hubs, and drip irrigation systems. While there is a slew of ready impact investors as well as traditional investors ready to invest in these entrepreneurs, […]
February 19, 2013
From Grants to Groundbreaking: Unlocking Impact Investments
This report by Living Cities and ImpactAssets argues for the case of grants supporting impact investments to maximise their effect to full potential. According to the report, grants can be used to prepare transactions for impact investment, as well as decrease the risk of such transactions. Read the report here […]
February 19, 2013
Liberia: Government heightens priority for water and sanitation sector
Liberia recently announced a five year investment plan for its WASH sector – water, sanitation and hygiene in the country. A number of years in civil wars has impaired the water and snaitation system in the country, and this investment plan aims to use US$600 million worth of funding from […]
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