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September 15, 2012
Fadi Ghandour’s next investment: Building a future for social enterprising in the Arab world
Fadi Ghandour’s name is synonymous with success. This Arab’s name is associated with Aramex, and he recently sold his Arab/English internet portal to Yahoo for US$85 million. He has now given up on his CEO seat to concentrate on creating a social enterprise ecosystem in the Arab region. Read more […]
September 15, 2012
6 tips for ethical investment
This post provides six ways in which to make sure that the investor is putting his or her hard earned money into funds and projects that are socially responsible, thereby making the investments ethical. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Approaches involved in impact investing
This post gives a brief overview of socially responsible investing and then goes on to details the process typically involved in making SRIs, like screening, using shareholder advocacy, dabbling in community investing and more. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Social entrepreneurs will be the ‘first movers’ in impact investing
This Q&A session with Charly Kleissner, Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-impact-investor talks about the future of impact investment globally, as well as in India. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
US: 2013 to be the year of impact investing, SRI as part of decision making expected to increase
An SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) survey conducted a month ahead of the 2012 SRI Conference finds that impact investment is going to fuel SRI investing, and that 2013 is going to ‘the year’ of impact investing. This survey is based on the feedback of some 200 SRI professionals. Read more […]
September 15, 2012
Behavioral economics and impact investing
Behavioural economists sometimes make decisions they usually preach against, as decisions are inherently based on a number of factors, not all of them rational. This post gives a few general examples of behavioural biases in economics, and then goes on to talk about the relevance of this concept to impact […]
September 15, 2012
12 aspects of the New York social impact bond
While much has been published about the potential of the social impact bonds that have recently been piloted in New York and Massachusetts, the exact working of these bonds is still blurry for the layman. This post lays down the definitive features of these bonds, adding clarity with a pictorial […]
September 15, 2012
US$4 billion planned for investment in social enterprise in 2012
According to data in a report by GIIN (Global Impact Investment Network) and JP Morgan, investors view social enterprising a market in its infancy, one that could grow to the worth of up to US$4billion in 2012. Read more about it and the implications for markets in India in particular, […]
September 15, 2012
US: ‘Millennials’ keen on impact investing
US is going to experience an event as never before in its history – a record US$41 trillion will change hands as ‘baby boomers’ age and pass on their wealth to their successors, who are largely referred to as ‘Millennials’, those who were born between 1978 and 2000. The good […]
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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