Saturday, May 18th | Latest report : UNDERSTANDING STROKE
INVESTOR COMMITMENT For companies to be able to implement the strategies needed to cope with a resource-constrained world, they need the help of their investors, writes Sarah Murray This month, a large group of influential delegates gathered at the United... Read more
NEW MODEL Conventional sustainability analysis would not have been enough to prevent the credit crunch, writes Alice Chapple, who argues that a fundamental change in the way investment works is needed Some consensus on the causes of the financial crisis... Read more
STRATEGY There is a huge range of tools to help investors choose which aspects of sustainability they want to invest in, as Mike Scott reports Would-be sustainable investors have an embarrassment of riches to choose from when it comes to... Read more
GROWTH PRODUCTS Forestry investment has traditionally focused on the sale of wood, but a market for the other services that forests provide is emerging, writes Felicia Jackson At the moment, if you want to make money out of forests, the... Read more
VENTURE PHILANTHROPY Making a profit while addressing social and environmental challenges is proving popular among wealthy donors and investors, writes Alexandra Tracy A microfinance lender in Tamil Nadu, a rice farm in Tanzania, a housing project in Chiapas and a rural... Read more
BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID The success of microfinance has fuelled the need to finance growth into full-scale financial services for the poor, writes Rod Newing Microfinance has been hugely successful in cutting poverty and promoting economic growth in developing countries.... Read more