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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This insightful Research Agenda explores social finance and impact investing, surveying the latest research in this area. It considers a range of actors from across the social finance ecosystem, from investors and social banks, to the entrepreneurs who propose sustainable solutions and seek finance. Chapters discuss a variety of key topics, including impact investing practices by philanthropic and renewable energy sectors, the financing of social enterprises, social ventures and the effect of banking on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Research Agenda also examines market-figures to provide a holistic overview of the social finance and impact investing markets. Considering the perspectives of both investors and investees, this Research Agenda will be a useful guide for scholars and researchers in the areas of social finance, social entrepreneurship, impact investing and sustainability. Its evaluation of the challenges and successes of multiple social finance sectors will also be beneficial for practitioners in these fields.

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Author:   Othmar M. Lehner
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789907957

ISBN 10:   1789907950
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   04 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction to A Research Agenda for Social Finance 1 Othmar M. Lehner 1 Exploring impact investing's emergence in the philanthropic sector 1 Jessica Jones and Elizabeth Embry 2 A ladder to nowhere? A research agenda for funding social enterprise 27 J. Howard Kucher 3 Financing a sustainable planet: research agenda for impact investing in the renewable energy sector from an identity-based view 45 Tongyu Meng and Jamie Newth 4 Market infrastructure for social ventures 69 Vanina A. Farber and Patrick Reichert 5 The best of both worlds? Impact investors and their role in the financial versus social performance debate 91 Sergio G. Lazzarini, Sandro Cabral, Leandro S. Pongeluppe, Luciana C. de M. Ferreira and Angelica Rotondaro 6 Challenges for social impact measurement in the non-profit sector 119 Ericka Costa 7 At the intersection of financial and non-financial accounting impact measurements 145 Caterina Pesci and Andrea Girardi 8 The banking sector and the SDGs: interconnections and future directions 167 Olaf Weber 9 Financial sustainability conscientiousness 191 Julia M. Puaschunder 10 Social impact bonds: challenges and success 215 Eleonora Broccardo and Maria Mazzuca Index

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'A Research Agenda for Social Finance offers a comprehensive look at the goals and challenges of social finance. The volume covers every field of social finance, from philanthropy, government, and other not-for-profit sectors to profit-conscious impact investing. Chapters on renewable energy, the banking sector, and social impact bonds highlight some of the most ambitious implementations of social finance. Methodologically diverse and breathtaking in its scope, this volume defines the state of knowledge on social finance. This book identifies fruitful directions that social finance might pursue in hopes of enlightening and securing a more humane, environmentally sustainable future.' -- Professor James Ming Chen, Michigan State University, US 'A Research Agenda for Social Finance represents a significant new contribution to the development of scholarly research on social and impact finance. This book offers a wide-ranging and interesting review of potential areas of future research within this emerging market. The chapters explore the different types of social and impact finance, the market infrastructure, key investment themes, as well as important innovations. Overall this book provides a roadmap for future researchers that is both engaging and compelling.' - Professor Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK

'A Research Agenda for Social Finance offers a comprehensive look at the goals and challenges of social finance. The volume covers every field of social finance, from philanthropy, government, and other not-for-profit sectors to profit-conscious impact investing. Chapters on renewable energy, the banking sector, and social impact bonds highlight some of most ambitious implementations of social finance. Methodologically diverse and breathtaking in its scope, this volume defines the state of knowledge on social finance. This book identifies fruitful directions that social finance might pursue in hopes of enlightening and securing a more humane, environmentally sustainable future.' -- James Ming Chen, Michigan State University, US 'A Research Agenda for Social Finance represents a significant new contribution to the development of scholarly research on social and impact finance. This book offers a wide-ranging and interesting review of potential areas of future research within this emerging market. The chapters explore the different types of social and impact finance, the market infrastructure, key investment themes, as well as important innovations. Overall this book provides a roadmap for future researchers that is both engaging and compelling.' -- Professor Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK

'A Research Agenda for Social Finance offers a comprehensive look at the goals and challenges of social finance. The volume covers every field of social finance, from philanthropy, government, and other not-for-profit sectors to profit-conscious impact investing. Chapters on renewable energy, the banking sector, and social impact bonds highlight some of most ambitious implementations of social finance. Methodologically diverse and breathtaking in its scope, this volume defines the state of knowledge on social finance. This book identifies fruitful directions that social finance might pursue in hopes of enlightening and securing a more humane, environmentally sustainable future.' -- Professor James Ming Chen, Michigan State University, US 'A Research Agenda for Social Finance represents a significant new contribution to the development of scholarly research on social and impact finance. This book offers a wide-ranging and interesting review of potential areas of future research within this emerging market. The chapters explore the different types of social and impact finance, the market infrastructure, key investment themes, as well as important innovations. Overall this book provides a roadmap for future researchers that is both engaging and compelling.' -- Professor Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK

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Edited by Othmar M. Lehner, Professor and Director, Centre for Accounting, Finance and Governance, Hanken School of Economics, Finland

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