About Social Finance Pathway

What if your investments could make both a financial and social impact? Social finance is reshaping the way capital is used, focusing on generating both social and financial returns. Stuart Sweeney introduces you to social investment, providing an overview of its goals and processes. In the second part of the pathway, he further explores the role of social investors and explains the different types of social investment models. By the end, you’ll understand the approaches used to measure the success of social finance initiatives and their impact on society.

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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.