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Funders need to face growing crisis in youth mental health services
The number of young people seeking support for mental health problems has increased rapidly. There’s been a 30 percent rise between April 2021 and January 2024. There’s debate about why: social media, the impact of …
94 per cent of impact investments meet or exceed financial performance expectations in GIIN survey
Almost all 305 impact investments included in a survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), are meeting or exceeding expected financial and impact performance targets, states the Financial Times (FT). The investments are also meeting …
New investment partnership to accelerate growth of European social enterprise market
A new philanthropy and impact investing partnership plans to accelerate the growth of early-stage social impact ventures in the Dutch and wider European markets. In particular, Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation says it will combine …
Business of Impact 2024
Business of Impact gathers corporate impact stakeholders in search of the most effective ways to advance their social impact by strategically leveraging corporate resources. It brings together 200+ corporate impact actors at the intersection of …
New report reveals how corporates engage in impact investing
Impact Europe, have released a report exploring how companies and corporate organisations engage in impact investing as a key part of their sustainability strategy. It offers a comprehensive and diverse picture of impact investing in …
Power to the people (who matter most)
How can the impact movement make sure it always acts in the interests of stakeholders and the natural environment? This was the question explored by a group of impact funds and corporate impact actors during …
Breaking the gender echo chamber
Following 2024’s Business of Impact/Capital Ideas in The Hague, we share key takeaways and insights for the impact community. In this instalment, we join the discussion on Gender Lens Investing. Financial systems benefit men and …
Behind the curtain: Corporate social innovation in practice
Last week, Impact Europe organised its annual Business of Impact conference in The Hague, gathering companies and corporate foundations at the forefront of corporate social innovation. The Schwab Foundation’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship partnered with Impact …
‘What stands out in The Netherlands is that major institutional asset owners are committing to impact investing’
Alonso Ortiz Galan is the director for corporate impact investing at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). Originally from Mexico, he is now based in New York. He has worked to launch initiatives within government, …
Impact Transformers: How much are corporates committing to social investment?
Alliance investments editor Claudia Cahalane meets social investment leaders and innovators at Impact Europe’s Impact Transfomers event, at The Hague from 11-13 of June 2024. On day one of Impact Transformers at the Hague, I find myself …
