The regulatory landscape for impact and sustainable investing is rapidly shifting, especially in Europe, with the introduction of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in 2021 and its UK equivalent, Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR). Navigating the regulatory landscape is particularly important for investors raising or operating impact funds. Our Senior…
We at TSIC recently celebrated our 15-year anniversary with a party at The House of St Barnabas, joined by many past and present clients and partners. We had visual artist Gianpietro Pucciariello there on the night to capture discussions as we asked those in the room to reflect on the…
Soul versus Scale: Reflecting on progress of the impact movement This blog post is based on our Managing Director’s speech at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyer conference – a timely reflection as TSIC celebrates our 15th anniversary. Exponential growth in impact When I started working in the impact investing…
In recent years the social sector has given increased focus towards equity in grant making and in how programmes are designed and delivered. The move towards rebalancing power within the social sector also needs to include holding up a mirror to how we design evaluation and how we collect and…
As discussions to critique the colonial roots of the development aid sector gain traction, light is also shone on monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), which is very much part of that architecture to perpetuate power imbalances. Origins of evaluation and rationale for change The notion of “planful social evaluation” can be…
Our senior researcher (Sana Iqbal) reflects on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work conducted by TSIC What do we mean when we say DEI This learning summary draws on reflections from members of the TSIC. Over the past few years, our team at TSIC has been working on what we call “Diversity,…
Two years ago, Wellcome made a statement recognising that they have perpetuated racism, and made a commitment to becoming an anti-racist organisation. In an effort to assess progress against these commitments, Wellcome commissioned The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) and The Better Org (TBO) to undertake an evaluation of efforts to date.…
Since TSIC’s inception, we have been working in the impact investing ecosystem, providing research, convening and advisory services for providers of capital, as well as supporting the charities and social enterprises to be investment ready. As the impact investing industry continues to grow, and as awareness on Diversity, Equity and…
NPC, the Centre for Youth Impact, the Charity Evaluation Working Group (ChEW), and the Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) are pleased to announce that we have come together to advance thinking and practice on more equitable evaluative practice in the UK social sector, through a collective model – the working title…
By Bonnie Chiu for Forbes Women. Female-founded startups continue to receive a dismal share of venture funding – only 2.2% of all venture funding in 2021. New data from Pitchbook seems to tell a more positive story – female founders in the US tallied a record number of public listings and acquisitions in 2021.…
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