Equality Impact Investing

Some great stuff in our latest collection of EII resources: equality framework for philanthropy; analysis of socioeconomic diversity and contracting for equity in social investment; community based finance and wealth building for a start buff.ly/mDONULs #equalityimpact

A crossroads - now is the time to put equality impact at the core of govt plans for delivery of dormant assets, planned new social investment vehicle and philanthropy strategy @CeriGoddardMBE buff.ly/vsQ6lYv

Spending Review includes a renewed commitment to a new government social impact investment vehicle, with policy proposals in the summer. Still time to ensure Equality Impact is a headline, not a footnote @DCMS @lisanandy @Steph_Peacock Elizabeth Corley buff.ly/vsQ6lYv

@si_access is now consulting on how best to deliver the Dormant Assets Strategy, including how to bring to life the core principle of the Community Enterprise Growth Plan “supporting equitable access to finance”. Have your say here buff.ly/TaHx2LE

Our latest EIIP newsletter is out! -> blog from our Directors on key current policy opportunities to accelerate EII -> EII Task Force member updates on EII-aligned member funds, embedding EII in practice, policy & research initiatives #equalityimpact buff.ly/YRO1zZk

Demographic and social changes over the last three decades mean that low-to-middle income families in Britain have also changed. How are low-to-middle income families today different than in the mid-1990s? Here's four things you need to know about 'Unsung Britain' ⤵️

📢 Exciting news from @DCMS: £87.5 million of dormant assets has been allocated to social investment wholesalers as part of a £350 million release.

We've just published the latest data to show: ▪️Deep poverty in London over time ▪️Fuel poverty ▪️Food insecurity 🧵

How is wealth inequality damaging our society, economy and democracy and what can we do about it? Find out in our Wealth Gap Risk Register, launched today at fairnessfoundation.com/risks

'Scale up longterm investment in community-led mental health services led by and for racialised communities.' #equalityimpact

Great overview of yr diverse funds & the 'central role of data across our portfolio of activity – in design, delivery, decision-making'

Exit from an impact and equality perspective is an evolving field - some approaches to exit with an equality lens are: Impact Principles (buff.ly/3ylgiZr) Impact investing and employee ownership (buff.ly/3TPYqTj) More in our EII Toolkit 👇 buff.ly/3vsAQ5A

To align your IMM process with EII principles, can you co-produce metrics with your investees? Include context of 'power dynamics, cultural context, historical factors & evidence of systemic oppression' - suggests @ewb resource in our EII Toolkit 👇 buff.ly/3vsAQ5A

PRESS RELEASE: World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95 per cent of humanity. In full⬇️ oxfam.org.uk/mc/4erdxk/

How can you build #equalityimpact principles into your impact measurement and management (IMM) data? Consider incorporating human rights considerations, e.g. SDG 10 (reducing inequalities), in your impact measurement framework. More in our EII Toolkit 👇 buff.ly/3vsAQ5A

How can your deal terms be more explicit in driving equality goals? Our EDT Principles @BatesWellsTweet re-conceptualise risk, investment terms, processes & docs thru an EII lens, addressing the 5 elements of power imbalance between investor & investee buff.ly/494XBKQ

Is your deal-making and negotiation process in line with EII principles? Consider your power analysis with @CriterionInst thought-provoking questions to examine the power dynamics of your investment... 🤔 buff.ly/3ZzguEN #equalityimpact

So you've done your investment planning, thesis, sourcing and due diligence...But does your decision-making process comply with EII principles? See our EII Toolkit on how ICs & decision-making criteria can also align with EII principles buff.ly/3vsAQ5A #equalityimpact