UK – David Cameron’s Social Impact Investment Speech
Blue & Green Tomorrow
“Social investment can be a great force for social change on the planet“, said David Cameron, during a speech at the Social Impact Investment Conference on Thursday. The full text can be found below.
UK – Social Stock Exchange Is Launched With 12 Member Companies
ThirdSector
It can guarantee the social benefit and standards of every company it admits, says Pradeep Jethi, co-founder of the exchange
The Social Stock Exchange, an online portal that will publish details of social ventures that want investment, has been launched today.
The initiative, which is supported by the London Stock Exchange, has been launched with 12 listed member companies from industries such as recycling, clean technology and social and affordable housing.
The launch was announced by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, at the Social Impact Investment Conference in London, an initiative to promote social investment as part of the UK’s leadership of the G8, which holds its annual summit here later this month.
Rodin Sees Up to 9% Yields On Social Impact Bonds
Businessweek
Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, talks about social impact bonds. She speaks with Guy Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”