Big Society Capital to change name amid plans to scale up funding
‘Raising the profile of social impact investing in the UK’
Big Society Capital
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UK social impact investments climb 19%
Big Society Capital finds market grew to £9.4bn last year
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UK social enterprises receive £31m funding boost
Government expands dormant assets scheme, which catalyses private investment
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UK social impact investment £1.5bn growth ‘particularly timely’
UK market has grown from £6.4bn to £7.9bn over the past year
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BSC’s Stephen Muers: Social investment must offer more than a sticking plaster
The sector has been criticised for losing its focus, but Big Society Capital’s CEO is determined to create ‘long-term and systemic change’
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ESG Clarity digital magazine July 2022
A focus on thematics and impact investing, and special coverage of the ESG Clarity Awards
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Big Issue Invest fund supports diverse social entrepreneurs
Growth Impact Fund is in collaboration with UnLtd and Shift
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UK impact investing market exceeds £58bn
Impact Investing Institute report finds healthcare, clean energy and sustainable cities top areas for investment
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Big Society Capital to double social impact market by 2025
Investing in impact venture, social lending, social outcomes contracts, and social and affordable housing
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Building back local with place-based impact investing
Helping local communities build back better and stronger after the coronavirus crisis
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Big Society Capital funds seven social impact enterprises
Resolution Foundation and Resonance are among those receiving support
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Venture capital’s increasing interest in impact investing
Big Society Capital engaged with more than 10 times as many venture firms with an impact lens seeking funding in 2020 relative to 2018