Patrick Reichert

Social entrepreneurship is a popular area of research and practice. This introductory chapter highlights trends in SE scholarship over the past two decades using the cluster concept proposed by Cho...

The longstanding debate of whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues impact financial performance appears to have given way to identifying the best way for firms to achieve long-ter...

Gender equality is a central issue of the global agenda. Initially included as one of the main goals of the Millennium Development Summit in 2000 and now championed as a fundamental human right in ...

The acquisition of resources—investors, employees or customers—is a key challenge for new organizations, which lack experience and proven competencies (Zott and Huy, 2007). This process is arguably...

As governments and foundations struggle to bridge a $42 billion aid gap, could new funding models provide answers to global humanitarian crises? A new report, Humanitarian Impact Finance: Instrumen...

This report provides a first mapping of the humanitarian impact finance continuum to identify different sources of funding for each respective actor (who does what, at what stage, and with what inv...

What is the impact economy and why should it matter? And how do you know if your actions are making a positive difference? To kick off our 40-page exploration of the subject, Vanina Farber and Patr...

There is a growing need to provide executives with the tools to take a more integrated approach to impact and business – and to change mindsets when it comes to financial decision-making. The impac...

Sneakers (or “trainers”, as they are known in the UK) are big business – and leave a heavy environmental footprint. But new business models are looking to disrupt the footwear industry and bring su...

Businesses can play a much bigger role in the transition to a sustainable world. Blended finance models could significantly increase this impact. The growth of blended finance has so far come prima...

Humanitarian funding: The humanitarian response gap and the changing nature of humanitarian crises require new approaches to addressing suffering in societies. Market-based approaches to financing ...

The logic of sustainable finance is simple; tell me where you put your money, and I will know what matters to you. But how do sustainable investors actually make their investment decisions and what...

In a monumental milestone of what’s come to be called “stakeholder capitalism”, activist hedge fund Engine No 1 successfully claimed three seats on Exxon’s board of directors in 2021 with the...

2021 has been another year that has thrown global imbalances and inequalities into sharp relief. For many of us, this has triggered a re-evaluation of how we live, including where we put our money....

After Covid-19, as more investors turn to concept of impact finance, three key trends will shape the immediate future of this rapidly growing field.

The global push for net-zero emissions is a massive undertaking, but the existential threat of climate change means that companies must act now.

To make social enterprise financially viable, investors should optimize subsidy design. In 2007 came one of the most significant events for microfinance: one of Latin America’s largest microfinance...

Where to start and how to maintain the transition to sustainable business models. Companies and asset managers are making substantial progress in the transition to sustainable business models. Most...

By applying novel market solutions to global social and environmental problems, social innovators can play a key role in mobilizing capital for impact. By sharing the value created with society as ...