Tag Archives: social performance

Social Impact Bonds! Moving from outputs to outcomes…

Last week I was fortunate enough to participate in Saïd Oxford Business School’s Impact Investing Programme. A part from interesting case studies and very inspiring discussions with fellow students, I was particularly struck by a new approach for government spending: Social … Continue reading

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Impact ?! – Bamboo just launched their new report on their funds` impact

Well, now at the EIB as “Microfinance Impact Investment Officer”, evidently I am very keen to learn what other investors or funders mean when they say “impact investing” of “impact financing”. In my layman understanding it is about generating – a … Continue reading

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Practicing what you preach!? Social performance of 5 social investors

On March 11 and 12, the Social Investor and DFI Meeting on Responsible Finance 2015 is taking place in Luxembourg at the European Investment Bank. I thought this might be a good reason to actually look at some of the … Continue reading

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What everybody should know about social performance in microfinance!?!

On March 11 and 12, the Social Investor and DFI Meeting on Responsible Finance 2015 is taking place in Luxembourg at the European Investment Bank. I thought this might be a good reason to look a little into the topic … Continue reading

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Innovating in the PAMIGA network – the story of Buusaa Gonofaa in Ethiopia

Buusaa Gonofaa is one of 14 Pamiga network members which I visited during the networks CEO meeting in November 2014. Just to list a few characteristics, Buusaa Gonofaa

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