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Equality Impact Investing @equality_impact

The Equality Impact Investing Project is working to harness social and impact investing to advance equality and human rights.

Joined October 2019
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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
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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
White paths cross on grass background. Image credit Mike Enerio

ALT White paths cross on grass background. Image credit Mike Enerio
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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
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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
Credit Mike Enerio. Two white paths form a diagonal cross on green grass.

ALT Credit Mike Enerio. Two white paths form a diagonal cross on green grass.
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Resolution Foundation
@resfoundation
13 Nov 2024
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' ⤵️
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Inequality Project@GdnInequality
13 Nov 2024
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Better Society Capital
@BetterSocCap
13 Nov 2024
📢 Exciting news from @DCMS: £87.5 million of dormant assets has been allocated to social investment wholesalers as part of a £350 million release.
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Trust for London@trustforlondon
4 Nov 2024
We've just published the latest data to show: ▪️Deep poverty in London over time ▪️Fuel poverty ▪️Food insecurity 🧵
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Fairness Foundation@fairnessfdn
15 Oct 2024
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
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'Scale up longterm investment in community-led mental health services led by and for racialised communities.' #equalityimpact
The Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social@equalitytrust
10 Oct 2024
NEW: Racism in the UK is a public health emergency – but our mental health systems fail Black and racialised people. With @BLAMCharity, we asked: what would an anti-racist system look like? equalitytrust.org.uk/evidenc…
Advancing anti-racist therapy for racialised communities. Read the report now.

ALT Advancing anti-racist therapy for racialised communities. Read the report now.

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Great overview of yr diverse funds & the 'central role of data across our portfolio of activity – in design, delivery, decision-making'
Social Investment Business@TheSocialInvest
3 Oct 2024
Our impact report (1 November 2022 to 31 March 2024) shows how we deliver our mission in line with our values and makes clear the substantial progress we have made in recent years. Download the full report here: buff.ly/4dshU7b
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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
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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
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Oxfam News Team@oxfamgbpress
23 Sep 2024
PRESS RELEASE: World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95 per cent of humanity. In full⬇️ oxfam.org.uk/mc/4erdxk/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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To embed EII principles in your screening and due diligence process, consider benchmark data from @equileap, @EHRC, @CriterionInst and Due Diligence 2.0 Commitment for context of equality within potential investees More in our EII Toolkit buff.ly/3vsAQ5A #equalityimpact
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