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How to invest profitably and save the world at the same time

This post gives first time social investors a basic guideline to understand the principles of impact or social investment. While large companies have historically been participating in this discipline since before impact investment went mainstream, without proper understand the concept of impact investing could be baffling for investors. Read more […]

August 21, 2012

Impact investing should be ‘hard-headed’

Gil Crawford, CEO of MicroVest believes that doing social and doing good are ‘collectively exhaustive’, that is, impact investment cannot be one or the other of social good or financial prosperity – it means both. Read more here.

August 21, 2012

Some believe that access is not a problem

This post is by an investor who feels access to cash is not the main hindrance in the path of global scaling of impact investment. Deal flow is hindered by companies ranking low in terms of investment readiness, there is lack of clarity in terms of due diligence and more. […]

August 21, 2012

The future for impact investing

At a recent event in South Africa, Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) gave insights into what may be expected in the impact investment field – both in terms of challenges as well as opportunities. Read them here.

August 21, 2012

Social investing taking root in USA

According to AAA (Alternative Asset Analysis), an alternative investment advocacy group, impact investment is catching root in the USA, going by the number of articles and publications in high-profile magazines in favour of the same. Read more here.

August 21, 2012

The case for crowdfunding in impact investment

While more and more investors are willing to align themselves with the growing opportunities of investing with impact, impact investment mechanisms only stand to benefit from innovations like crowd-funding, and crowd-funding may even be called accelerator for impact investment. Read more here.

August 18, 2012

Integrated Health and Microfinance in India – Harnessing the Strengths of Two Sectors to Improve Health and Alleviate Poverty

This report titled “State of the Integrated Field of Health and Microfinance in India: Harnessing the Strengths of Two Sectors to Improve Health and Alleviate Poverty” tries to explain the concept of integrated health and microfinance units in India. [wpdm_file id=1]

August 17, 2012

IFC helps farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India

IFC, the World Bank group has announced that it has decided to help improve banking and financial services for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. It will be helping Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank build its service capacities for the farmers – it will help train the bank staff and member institutions […]

August 17, 2012

Amiran Kenya launches one-acre ‘Irrigation Kit’

Agriculture and horticulture company of Kenya, Amiran Kenya has recently launched an Irrigation Kit priced at Sh 360,000 (US$ 4300 approx.). This kit comes with a water tank, smart fertilizers, drip irrigation pipes and more. It ensures farm productivity and reduces reliance of farmers on the erratic weather patterns. Read […]