EII RESOURCES FROM THE FIELD
As a collaborative endeavour that seeks to build the field of equality impact investing, EIIP gathers resources that demonstrate or support social impact investing putting equality impact principles and strategies into practice. These resources are made available for the benefit of the entire community, to catalyse and advance knowledge and action for equality impact.
You are welcome to submit resources for the EIIP Knowledge Hub through this form. These can include resources developed through by your own organization or any other resources that you would like to see featured and made available to the EII community.
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Resources can be examples of funds, practices, processes, research or data. Formats can include web links, case studies, reports, research articles, policy documents, application forms, communications strategies or assessment criteria.
Rebalancing the scales: Aiming at equity in social investment contracting
This report shares insights from the Growth Impact Fund, which was launched in 2022 to actively address inequality by increasing access to finance. It highlights expected and unexpected barriers the fund has faced, such as challenges within the legal process during contracting and negotiation stage of deals, and the steps taken to address them.
Adebowale Commission Three Years On - A report card
This 'Report Card' from Social Enterprise UK reviews the extent to which the social investment market has been reformed following the recommendations of the 2022 Adebowale Commission on Social Investment. The Commission found structural issues included the de-prioritisation of social enterprises and regional disparities in access to finance.
Criterion Institute - Disrupting Fields: Addressing Power Dynamics in the Fields of Climate Finance and Gender Lens Investing
The thesis of this paper is that the awareness of power dynamics will lead to a more intentional design of field building efforts within gender lens investing and climate finance.
Resource Generation - Transformative Investment Principles
We ask, specifically as young people with access to wealth, how can we mobilize resources as effectively as possible in service to movements?
Ariadne - Gender Lens Investing
Podcast series on the role Gender Lens Investing plays in the growing field of ethical impact investing.
Unltd - Making Inclusion a Reality
When UnLtd and our partners launched the Social Enterprise Support Fund (SESF) in July 2020, the UK and the world was going through a social awakening.
Impact Investing Institute - Gender Lens Post Pandemic
Laurie Spengler discusses how global shocks, like the current coronavirus pandemic, unveil vulnerabilities of disadvantaged groups, but also expose great existing resilience in communities.
Impact Investing Institute - Gender Lens
A pathway to action for gender lens investing: In conversation with Laurie Spengler.