Reports

It is audacious to assume that India will continue to remain rural and it will be almost blasphemous from an economist’s lens,...

Globally, food innovation technology solutions have emerged to address crucial gaps in health, access, and sustainability on the road to building future-ready...

UBS presents this year’s Global Family Office Report, as they once again share insights from their family office clients around the globe....

The annual SICTIC investment report offers the most comprehensive insights into the state of the early-stage Swiss innovation ecosystem. Many startups which...

Impact integrity, or preserving the intended impact from being diluted by different interests in the environment, is a key aspect in the...

Social entrepreneurship has a proven track record of helping to increase climate resilience among those already living in poverty. There’s also compelling...

Indian agritech took its root about a decade back. The first five to seven years saw first-mover startups such as CropIn, AgroStar,...

This guide provides practical insights for individuals and institutions on how to approach investing in pathways to employment of adolescent girls and...

This report is based on in-depth conversations with a range of stakeholders— funders, asset managers, intermediaries, and social purpose organisations — unearthing...

Foreword To meet the country’s growing demand for food, feed, and fibre, India needs to increase both yield and productivity. Achieving this...

Learn more about Omidyar Network’s framework for investing for both social impact and financial returns. The impact investing industry has long debated...

As India has made great strides in creating empowerment and opportunities for all, the report chronicles the firm’s 10 year journey in...

This  report  highlights, the  impact programm's achievements and activities from 2017, looking back over five years of operation. Through CDC Group, the Impact...

A note from UN Foundation President Tim Wirth about our activities at Rio+20 and the progress being made on the Secretary-General’s initiative...

Impact investments, which aim to generate financial returns while creating measurable social and environmental benefits to address some of the world’s most...

Perhaps the biggest questions facing the social sector today are around scale and sustainability, creating greater and more long-lasting impact. This paper...

Social enterprises (SEs) have the potential to make India’s spectacular growth story work better for its poor citizens. Currently, India’s rapidly growing...

The idea for this report grew out of a meeting of leaders of the microfinance and health communities held in Ahmedabad, India...

A personal reflection by Jed Emerson, December 2009. File Name: beyond-good-versus-evil-hedge-fund-investing

In 2004, in order to meaningfully address the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues, the KL Felicitas Foundation (“KLF” or the...

This recent report, issued by Ada Investments, outlines the basic merits of looking at investing in India, with a view on growth...

Created with the support of SARASIN & Highland Good Steward Management. Distribution Partners include The Private Banking Group of ABBL (the Luxembourg...

Off-grid solutions based on renewable energy sources, particularly Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV), hold great promise to bring electricity to the 80 million or...

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute finds that while India has reduced its official poverty rate, more than half a...

By Foundation Source Press, 2007. A review of "Checkbook Philanthropy", "Responsive Philanthropy", "Venture Philanthropy", "Results-Based Philanthropy", and "Collaborative Philanthropy". File Name: strategic-philanthropy-five-approaches-for-ma

In India, venture philanthropy (VP) and allied organisations are making long-term strategic investments to build for-profit and non-profit innovative social purpose organisations...

The debate about a supply-demand mismatch in impact investing has often centred on its characterisation as a relatively high risk strategy and...