Sentences with phrase «social investment»

In tech terms it's not huge, but what's interesting is that it's the first social investment fund that will make equity investments focused on seed stage technology startups.

Major brands and retailers have made pledges to source sustainable coffee, with many making social investments in developing countries.

The system will simplify the mechanism of copy trading system by using special features of platform and social investment network growth strategies.

At the very least could it not have been means tested to obtain the maximum benefit of the policy objective - social investment as a way of tackling economic and social well being?

His clients include institutional investors, social investment firms and nonprofit organizations.

We are bringing to the impact investment market over the next 5 years a pipeline of tried and tested social investment opportunities supported by best - in - class teams.

There are many steps that we can take to ease the rules and regulations and break down some of the barriers that prevent social investment from various sources.

The company believes that the entire business of wealth creation and protection is about social investment.

Akande who works from the Office of the Vice President said the N500B social investment programmes of the Buhari administration is a ready made palliative to lift Nigerians from poverty and economic hardship.

In addition, Sagicor has a long track record of social investment in local communities, including providing financial support and volunteering for the enhancement of health, education, youth development and athletics.

«We have also committed to investing these recovered funds on Infrastructure projects and our National Social Investment Programme.

Angel networks like that run by ClearlySo and big industry conferences for social investment like SOCAP held in San Francisco in September show that a real ecosystem is developing around this both in the US and Europe.

Nigerian Senate yesterday declared that the N - Power and other National Social Investment Programmes under the Buhari government were not being felt by the people.

However Adviser to the President on Social Investment Scheme Maryam Uwais, openly admitted last week that fraud have taken place in the execution of th SIP projects.

«It is also amazing that the team of UNICEF officers as well as representatives from the the 16 states of Nigeria are here to learn on how Osun social investment scheme had impacted greatly in the lives of the citizenry.

Intended to provide a nutritious hot meal for over 24 million primary school children and, in the process, create over one million new jobs and boost the local economies across the country, the Federal Government's school feeding programme was launched in June, 2016, as one of five projects under the N500b Social Investment Plan.

Some VC firms have explicit social missions, and many individual investors are consulting portals such as Social Investment Forum and Green VC for advice on how to identify companies that operate responsibly.

The Fund is managed through a two - step process designed to capitalize on the strengths of Domini Social Investments and Wellington Management Company.

The 10th International Education Business Partnership Conference program focuses strongly on the increasing interaction between corporate social investment strategies, communities and learning partnership systems and programs in many countries.

eToro is the leading social investment platform in the world.

As a bridge - builder and social investment partner, REF works across industries and sectors to further solutions for a sustainable future.

Advising Resonance Impact Investment Limited on the launch of one of the UK's first social investment tax relief (SITR) funds, including regulatory advice resulting in successful lobbying to change the financial promotion regime.

Aside the infrastructure development and social investments made over the years which everyone admits was massive, the Mahama - led administration had taken certain decisions that had stabilised the Ghanaian economy.

Dohrs, of Newground Social Investment, argues that Amazon could provoke a backlash by customers and even some employees if it doesn't change its ways.

Adrian Bell and senior associate Lauren Scott advise Social Investment Scotland, and the team handles matters relating to governance reviews and grant funding requirements

«In his address at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium a week ago, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo reported that the Buhari administration has put in place «an audacious Social Investment Programme to the tune of N500 billion, the largest pro-poor programme in our nation's history, and the largest social safety net, at least in Sub-Saharan Africa.

«Sixteen states are here to study Osun social investment projects ranging from Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme, School Feeding Programme called Home Grown Feeding (O'MEAL) where 150,000 pupils are fed every school day, world class road construction projects, building of ultra-modern schools, among others», he added.

«Included in that agreement is the commitment that the funds would be invested in one of Nigeria's flagship social investment programmes, the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable households in our country,» he said.

It also received the 2016 Social Enterprise UK Social Investment Deal of the Year Award.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on a pro bono basis, in relation to its innovative funding mechanism to encourage social investment from the private sector.

Every SmartMoves Magazine Subscriber also automatically becomes a social investor — not only because we are structured as a social business so our profits go towards building better products and services — but also because a proportion of all subscriptions goes into social investment such as scholarships for tertiary education, career guidance, study tours, leadership and entrepreneurial workshops.

The areas covered will include not just social investment, but also water quality and numbers of wild birds, to show the severity of hedgerow destruction.

Lubber said: «These aren't social investment firms.

EBay's recent stock spike ensured its founder, Montreal - born Internet mogul Jeff Skoll, added to his personal wealth this year while continuing his large - scale social investments — proving that you can have your philanthropic cake and eat it too.

Anthemis has a portfolio of 27 smaller companies, including the likes of eToro, an online social investment network, as well as cross-border payments company Azimo, online - only Fidor Bank, Moven, The Currency Cloud and many others.

In the decade since, PSF has committed $ 400 million in grants and social investments across a number of fields, including health and medicine, education, economic development and social justice.

CDFIs support their borrowers with training and technical assistance to ensure their success, making these alternative lenders a long - established social investment option.

Social investment helps thousands see things clearly Willemijn Geldorp channels her entrepreneurial spirit as an angel investor, business mentor and active member of social impact ventures.

For example, micro-finance and social investment establishments that offer basic financial services and FinTech companies that are leveraging information technology to enhance access to finance to those that currently rely on informal markets would contribute to more business, employment, income generation and, hence, less poverty.

President Akufo Addo not did speak about water provision to our communities, he didn't touch on housing, there was nothing on roads, youth and sports, tourism, and a host of other critical social investments which are important for the survival of our people.

All together the federal government would be directly impacting the lives of more than 8 million Nigerians in different social investment 2016 budget spending that would provide succour and be a ready - made palliative to ordinary Nigerians.

The statement further read thus: «It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari in his May 29th Democracy Day broadcast to the nation formally launched the unprecedented social investment programmes already provided for under the 2016 Appropriation by the administration.

Firstly, we should promote social investments that largely pay for themselves: maintenance payments for over 16s to stay in education rather than drop out into costly idleness; incentives for employers to take on apprentices and create new jobs; an effective community work programme for unemployed people that would be the foundation of a «something for something» welfare state.

• In practical and policy terms, what this means is that the APC administration to be sworn in on October 15, 2018, by the grace of God, must resume good governance that was cut short four years ago, and once again prioritise social investments in education, healthcare and other social protection programmes that reduce the cost of living, while raising the quality of life.

The symposium, organised in partnership with the National Social Investment Office, was in honour of the African Day of School Feeding.

«In practical and policy terms, this for me has always meant prioritizing social investments in education, healthcare and other social interventions that reduce the cost of living, while raising the quality of life.