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Bridges launches £500m vulnerable children social impact fund with UK Govt

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Apax $900m impact fund acquires food supplier platform

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Impact Investing Should Be Hard

Stanford Social Innovation

Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fidelity, and analyzing impact data reported by investees. Many have recognized this issue of difficulty as a central challenge for impact investing.

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A Portfolio Approach to ESG and CSR: Why Supporting Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators Makes Sense for Corporate Funders

James Militzer

The paper attempts to move beyond anecdotal data by quantifying the benefits corporate partners can obtain from supporting social enterprise accelerators. The white paper bases its conclusions on: Findings from business acceleration programs conducted by organizations, including the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI).

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Take Five: No Half Measures

Chris Hall

As a new white paper from Aviva Investors notes, the stakes are high for both governments and investors. National transition plans can ensure the most efficient use of public capital and make nationally determined contributions (NDCs) investable for private finance,” it said.

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Investors at War with Tech Firms on AI

Chris Hall

Following its ReArm Europe proposal , the European Commission recently published a white paper outlining the blocs roadmap to grow its defence sector over the next four years including its plans to accelerate the transformation of the sector through disruptive innovations like AI and quantum technology.

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Guest Post: Public Sector Progress on the Path to Sustainability

ESG Today

John has two decades of ESG and impact investing experience in asset management, private equity, and risk analysis, and specializes in infrastructure policy, project finance, transaction advisory, and public-private partnerships. The post Guest Post: Public Sector Progress on the Path to Sustainability appeared first on ESG Today.