Is the UK falling behind on social impact investment?

Will Nichols
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Figures suggest that despite growing interest the UK is well behind Europe's leading nations when it comes to investing with a social or environmental purpose

Social impact investing, with the aim of generating positive outcomes as well as a profit, is steadily building momentum. Green bond issuance more than tripled last year and the market is tipped to...

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