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Social finance

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Social finance is an approach to managing money which delivers a social dividend and an economic return. [1]

14 relations: Christian finance, Cooperative, EthicalQuote, Impact investing, Microcredit, Microfinance, Philanthropy, Social dividend, Social enterprise, Social enterprise lending, Social impact bond, Socially responsible investing, The Economist, Triple bottom line.

Christian finance

Christian finance is a kind of ethical finance following Christian ethics.

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Cooperative

A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".

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EthicalQuote

Covalence EthicalQuote also called EthicalQuote or simply CEQ is a market index tracking reputation of the world’s largest companies on Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), Corporate dimensions of firms’ ethical performance.

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Impact investing

Impact investing refers to investments "made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return." Impact investments provide capital to address social and/or environmental issues.

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Microcredit

Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral, steady employment, or a verifiable credit history.

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Microfinance

Microfinance initially had a limited definition - the provision of microloans to poor entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy means the love of humanity.

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Social dividend

The social dividend is the return on the capital assets and natural resources owned by society in a socialist economy.

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Social enterprise

A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being—this may include maximizing social impact alongside profits for external shareholders.

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Social enterprise lending

Social enterprise lending is a form of social finance which refers to the practice of offering loans and other financing vehicles below current market rates to social enterprises and other organisations pursuing social goals.

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Social impact bond

A Social impact bond, also known as Pay for Success Financing, a Pay for Success Bond or a Social Benefit Bond or simply a Social Bond, is a contract with the public sector in which a commitment is made to pay for improved social outcomes that result in public sector savings.

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Socially responsible investing

Socially responsible investing (SRI), or social investment, also known as sustainable, socially conscious, "green" or ethical investing, is any investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial return and social/environmental good to bring about a positive change.

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The Economist

The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited at offices in London.

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Triple bottom line

Triple bottom line (or otherwise noted as TBL or 3BL) is an accounting framework with three parts: social, environmental (or ecological) and financial.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_finance

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