About Social Finance Pathway

Social finance is the use of capital to generate both social and financial returns, with a focus on loans, grants, and measuring social impact. In this pathway, Stuart Sweeney introduces the concept of social investment and sheds light on its dual purpose of achieving both social and financial returns. In the second video, Stuart delves deeper into the landscape of social investment and discusses the various types of social investors and their roles in driving positive change. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the diverse approaches used to assess the success of social finance initiatives.

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Stuart Sweeney

35 years: Risk management & social finance

Stuart spent 23 years working on the fixed income side of finance, in London and New York. He covered bonds, derivatives and leveraged finance. Stuart also worked as a university teacher and researcher publishing books and articles on economic and political history. He moved into social investment two years ago.