Socially responsible spending by consumers is going through the roof. And charitable contributions and environmentally-friendly behavior are on the rise again, after recent declines. That’s according to the latest Conscious Consumer Spending Index
There are nearly 1.3 billion people with some form of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization. And despite the fact that an increasing variety of assistive technologies exist, a tiny portion
Businesses in rural communities typically fall under the radar of growth-equity investors. “Traditional sources of venture capital don’t go to these markets,” says Melissa Obegi, president of impact investor Conduit Capital, U.S. “They
By day, Dandridge Floyd works as assistant superintendent of Human Resources for Oakland Schools in Michigan. But by night and on Saturdays, she’s engaged in an effort to learn how to buy and
Most entrepreneurs have a hard time getting loans from banks. It’s a big problem for all founders, but especially those from marginalized communities. That’s why, several years ago, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
A year ago, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) introduced the first of its impact performance benchmarks for different sectors of particular interest to investors. It just announced the launch of its second
When Manuel and Geiszel Godoy got married 14 years ago and had kids, they started paying to attention to a jarring phenomenon: They couldn’t find any comic books for their children with characters
There’s a pretty vibrant impact investing sector in Colombia. And with about $473 million in impact investments, according to the National Advisory Board, it’s poised to become a much bigger force. With that
There’s a widely publicized dearth of venture capital invested in Black-owned companies in the U.S. But Blacks also comprise a tiny portion of investors at VC firms—4% of the total number of VCs,
Coffee farmers in Central America have been hard-hit in recent years by both the impact of climate change and price volatility. With revenues down, they’ve been turning to other sources, particularly cattle raising,
