“The rise of human agency also comes from the creation of
\nnew professions. Social entrepreneurship and social-impact investing open wide, new vistas for individuals committed to solving global problems. As Roger Martin and Sally Osberg argue in their book, Getting Beyond Better<\/em>, social entrepreneurs are distinct from direct social-service providers and social advocates. They \u201cseek to shift a stable but suboptimal equilibrium in a way that is neither entirely mandated nor entirely market-driven. They create new approaches to old and pernicious problems. And they work directly to tip society to a new and better state.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnd…<\/p>\n
“Social-impact investing has exploded from a few pioneers into a diverse ecosystem of boutique funds, philanthropic organizations, family offices, and large commercial banks. In Capital and the Common Good<\/em>, author Georgia Levenson Keohane notes that nearly every mainstream financial institution, from Barclays to Bain Capital, now has a social or sustainable finance unit. The landscape is highly specialized by geography and issue area, ranging from small-business development to environmental and economic sustainability.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And the world tips slowly towards SEMBA… The Only Way Forward, from the Foreign Policy Thinkers Blog: “The rise of human agency also comes from the creation of new professions. Social entrepreneurship and social-impact investing open wide, new vistas for individuals committed to solving global problems. As Roger Martin and Sally Osberg argue in their … <\/p>\n
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<\/a>, from the Foreign Policy Thinkers Blog:<\/p>\n