Award-winning economist Mariana Mazzucato says blended finance is not the promised ‘silver bullet’ in scathing UN policy briefing which argues it fails to mobilise enough private investment to meet the SDGs, while financing needs grow.

10 hours ago · Women entrepreneurs still struggle to raise capital, and it is because of systemic gender bias, says Marta Zaccagnini. Her experience with impact-focused founders proves that women have enormous untapped potential. Recently, I spoke with a woman founder who is scaling her third startup. Despite ...

7 hours ago · The EU’s position as a leader in building sustainable economies is at risk, warn impact leaders, as complex sustainability laws are threatened by the bloc’s drive to become more competitive. Impact economy leaders including Emmanuel Faber, B Lab and GSG Impact have called on the European ...

5 days ago · USAID's near-shutdown is a reminder of the importance of catalytic capital in impact investing – and also of the question of whether access to cheaper money is necessary for impact investing to really work. This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom. Since he was inaugurated as president ...

Jan 31, 2025 · AI, natural capital, the Trump effect, this year’s G20, and the self-destruction of modern civilisation were all discussed at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting featuring Muhammad Yunus, Klaus Schwab, Steven Pinker and more.

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Jan 9, 2025 · Offering flexible working can give social enterprises a competitive advantage in the race to recruit the best employees – even if they can’t offer the highest rates of pay and benefits. Our webinar examined how to make it work.