‘Freedom at a Price’: Why Regulation Is Crucial to Fintech’s Future
Technology has dramatically expanded financial inclusion across the globe, but it has also created new questions about regulation and oversight.
View ArticleHow to Drive Competitive Returns with Impact Investing
Businesses are best placed to help solve social and environmental issues, and those that do tend to do well for themselves, say two impact investors, who share their experiences.
View ArticleHow Innovative Business Models Can Bring Cheap Energy to Poor Communities
An Indian entrepreneur and an Australian investor are finding ways to bring low-cost, clean power to remote communities.
View ArticleHow Businesses Can Drive Health Care to the Underserved
Medical devices maker Medtronic and ERC Eye Care have created sustainable models to bring health solutions for the neediest in remote areas.
View ArticleHow Impact Investing Can Reduce Maternal Mortality
The Merck for Mothers program and Karma Healthcare in India show how technology and partnerships lead to improved health care outcomes for women.
View ArticleClean Cooking: How Technology and Advocacy Are Helping Save Lives
Some three billion people in the world have no access to clean cooking solutions, taking a toll in particular on women’s health.
View ArticleThe Blue Economy: How Impact Investing Can Help It Grow
Balancing the need for sustainable fishing with protecting the livelihoods that depend on it calls for creative solutions. Some impact investors are on the case.
View ArticleUnlocking Endowments: Foundations Are Stepping Up Impact Investing
Foundations across the U.S. and globally are increasingly looking to use their endowments to achieve social or environmental goals.
View ArticleHow Data-driven Strategies Can Improve Impact Investing Outcomes
Data science is making inroads into the world of impact investing, helping program designers and beneficiaries achieve closer alignment between their goals and strategies.
View ArticleHow Gender Equality Can Help Build Sustainable Peace
Impact investing in conflict-affected regions delivers greater returns when women are empowered, say experts.
View ArticleImpact Investing’s ‘Third Phase’: What New Challenges Lie Ahead?
Antony Bugg-Levine, who helped coin the term “impact investing,” and Durreen Shahnaz of social stock exchange IIX, explore ways to take the movement forward.
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