What comes to mind when you think about Denmark? LEGO? The Little Mermaid? Delicious pastries? All good answers. But what you may not know is that Denmark has historically been one …
In a few short months, representatives from governments around the world will gather in Paris for international climate negotiations. Expectations are running high for this meeting, and one of the …
The western United States is fighting an increasingly high-stakes battle with wildfire. At this very moment, 10 wildfires are raging throughout the state of California. Ten firefighters have already died …
End Poverty.
End Hunger.
Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being.
These are three of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the world will adopt formally at a special UN summit in New …
"If a solution like African Outbreak and Epidemic Insurance had been in place, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia would have had funds available when they were needed most to execute …
SINGAPORE—Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) has kicked-off a first-of-its-kind Women's Livelihood Bond due to be launched in early 2016, as part of its commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative. The Women's …
Earlier this month, leaders of the G7 reaffirmed a pledge to mobilize $100 billion per year from public and private sources to help developing countries tackle climate change. This pledge …
2015 is a star-powered year in the world of international development. The year kicked off with the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to discuss the new global context …
This week, I was very honored to address the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship pilot program on "The Art and Science of System Change" at the Harvard Kennedy School. It's a …
Through a program related investment (PRI), The Rockefeller Foundation supported the Peterborough social impact bond (SIB) pilot aimed at reducing prisoner recidivism—and now, four years later, we can point to …