by Ali Robinson | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, North America, Place-based Investing, Regions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
What kind of capital does my business need to grow right now? How will this change over time? What terms can I negotiate to protect my values? These critical financial planning questions — among others — are top of mind for many founders. But those running...
by Luni Libes | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Editor's Picks, Editorials, ESG Investing, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, North America, Opinion, Regions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
As a professional impact investor with over a decade investing with that lens, it is quite surprising to see how many so-called “mission-driven” organizations answer a simple question about the impact of their investments with the three letters E, S, and G. Impact...
by Meg Massey | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Creative Economy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, Policy & Regulation, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism
As a rule, partnerships seek to bring different actors together to achieve shared goals. Public-private partnerships are no different: the idea is that when the government, nonprofits, and the private sector target their resources in complementary ways, everyone...
by Kevin Chin | Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Our resource-intensive world centers on the linear economic model of ‘take, make, use and waste’ and the plastic industry epitomizes this convention, extracting resources from the earth to make plastic packaging that is most likely used once, then thrown...
by Mark Horoszowski | Circular Economy, Creative Economy, Global, Impact Economy, Intrapreneur, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism
This past March, the world celebrated its first “Sustainable Procurement Day”. There were no fireworks, no celebrations, and unless you are a procurement nerd immersed in spreadsheets with sustainability data, you likely didn’t even notice that...
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