Investor Appetite for Impact Investment can Reach US$26 Trillion
Investors’ appetite for impact investing could total as much as $26 trillion, according to the report Creating Impact: The Promise of Impact Investing from the International Finance Cooperation (IFC)....
View ArticleImpact Investing for Beginners
Tired of reading and talking about impact investing? Are you keen to actually GET INTO THE GAME? Many people believe that impact investing is a game reserved for the big boys only. Well, perhaps that...
View ArticleThe Biggest Money Laundering Scheme in History
How can a regular bank clerk at Danske Bank in Estonia, uncover a $230 billion money laundering operation you ask? Well, all it took was a simple search on the British company register, Companies...
View ArticleDo What You Love EVERYDAY!
”If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life” Urgh you may say, ditch the cliches. I get that, especially as some of the people who seem to utter these words, clearly lack the...
View ArticleIRIS+ Has Launched
IRIS+ makes it easier for investors to translate their intentions into real impact results. Their metrics and annual reporting feature help to quantify the impact results of organisations. IRIS...
View ArticleYet Another ‘What is Impact Investing?’ Video… But it’s Worth Your While!
We found yet another ‘What is Impact Investing’ video. This time we found it in our inbox, through a newsletter from Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community (PYMWYMI). They developed this video...
View ArticleWhy You Should Browse with Brave
I’m a bit lazy, and far from an early adaptor. Therefore, when it comes to making a switch to anything, there has to be a very good reason. So, after years of switching between Firefox, Chrome, and...
View ArticleEconomy vs. Markets
This is an excellent explainer as to why economic data and the markets have such a low correlation. You have got to love the man walking his dog in the park analogy! The stock market vs the economy...
View ArticleBaby Chimp is OVERJOYED When Reunited with his Caretaker
A baby chimpanzee, known as Limbani, is absolutely OVERJOYED when his foster parents – who helped raise him – paid him a visit. The chimp screeched and clung to his human dad, Jorge, and went in for...
View ArticleWe are Making Changes to Our Newsletter
Based on feedback from our subscribers, we are making a small but important change to our newsletter policy. While the amount of email newsletters remains maximised at 12 mailings per annum, we will...
View ArticleAnother Crypto Billionaire Signs the Giving Pledge
The co-founders of BitMEX, perhaps the most profitable exchange in the cryptosphere, signs the popular “Giving Pledge” to donate most of his wealth. Ben Delo joins Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in...
View ArticleMacKenzie Bezos Pledges to Give Away Half her Fortune
MacKenzie Bezos has added her name to the Giving Pledge – meaning she is promising to give away more than half of her estimated $36 billion of wealth. Jeff Bezos tweeted in support to his ex-wife:...
View ArticleBMO Global Asset Management Responsible Investment 2018 Annual Review
Asset management has been transformed by many things, including the cultural changes that followed the financial crisis, the rise of technology, the growth in regulation, and the expansion of emerging...
View ArticleCAF Venturesome Impact Report 2018
Many of us know the Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) from their yearly ‘World Giving Index’ publications, which they have published since 2010. Yet, some of you may wonder, what is CAF about and do they...
View ArticleAnimal Odd Couples Documentary
Us humans may not be so unique when it comes to keeping pets. Biologist Liz Bonnin travels the world to look into some of the most surprising and bizarre animal pair ups. Many have arisen in captivity,...
View ArticleInvest in Yourself
I’m hesitant to publish quotes, because let’s face it, they have started to lose their value since the era of social media, where quotes are tirelessly thrown about just about everywhere and anywhere!...
View ArticleMaking Change Happen – Future Learn Course
Are you an aspiring ‘changemaker’ and keen to bring about positive social change? Well, if you are serious about making meaningful social and political changes, you will need to have an understanding...
View ArticleThink for YOURSELF for Heavens Sake!
I woke up in a crazy mood and thought to myself, why not get things even crazier today. Well, what better way to achieve goal then by opening up Google and typing in ”David Icke”. BOOOOOOM mission...
View ArticleFashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals
The global fashion industry has an enormous social impact and ecological footprint. Many of us have no clue about how the clothes we wear actually affects the world around us. On the course ”Fashion’s...
View ArticleTron CEO Justin Sun Drops US$4.6 Million on Private Lunch with Warren Buffett
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will soon be eating steak with Tron CEO Justin Sun after a successful charity auction bid. Justin Sun is the CEO of decentralised gaming platform Tron. It’s great...
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