Ethical or socially responsible investment (as well as responsible and sustainable investment) are terms used to describe any area of the financial sector where the social, environmental and ethica
Social investment as any type of investment that combines social and financial returns. This encompasses a wide range of activities across the financing spectrum, from lending to charities to
A term for financial services aimed at micro-enterprises, sole traders and individuals, usually in under-invested communities, including small loans, savings facilities with no (or a very low)...
CDFIs lend and invest in deprived areas and underserved markets that cannot access mainstream finance.
Venturesome (CAF)
Organisation
Venturesome is the social investment arm of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). It provides risk capital and financial advice to small- and medium-sized charities and other social enterprises. Over £7.25m has been committed to 150 charities since its launch in 2002, of which £4.7m has already been recycled.