In-depth analysis on “Social impact investment: Best practices and recommendations for the next generation”
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Date:
18 Aug 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
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Project duration:
18.08.2020 - 30.09.2020
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Partners:
CASE
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Leader:
Visionary Analytics
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Izabela Marcinkowska
Labour market, social policy and employment director
Dr. Marcinkowska's areas of expertise include the labor market, social policy, and employment. As President of the Management Board, Dr. Marcinkowska is responsible for managing all research and projects in the areas of demography, labor, and social policy, overseeing CASE’s financial administration, and spearheading new business development activities. Dr. Marcinkowska has been cooperating with CASE since 2005, and has participated in numerous Polish and international technical assistance and research projects, including the multi-year MOPACT (Mobilizing the Potential of Active Ageing in Europe) Project, funded by the European Commission’s DG on Research and Innovation; NEUJOBS – Employment 2025: How will multiple transitions affect the European labor market, also funded by the European Commission’s DG on Research and Innovation; the Study on the effects and incidence of labor taxation, funded by the European Commission’s DG on Taxation and Customs Union, and Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations (ANCIEN), funded by the European Commission’s Health Cooperation Program. Dr. Marcinkowska obtained her PhD in Economic Science on Informal Employment from the University of Turin. She holds an MA in Economics from the University of Warsaw and an MA in Economics from CORIPE Piemonte in Turin. She has published extensively in the fields of labor economics, social policy, and health economics.
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Methodologies for Teamworking in Eco-Outwards Research (METEOR)
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Marek Peda
Marek Peda is responsible for managing research projects funded by European, national, multilateral, and private donors. Mr. Peda has over 10 years of professional experience as a project manager and in conducting research. He gained international exposure while working on projects for international organizations and academic institutions in Spain and the United States. Mr. Peda … <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/in-depth-analysis-on-social-impact-investment-best-practices-and-recommendations-for-the-next-generation-2/">Continued</a>
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How the EU should prepare for the enlargement in terms of governance, policies and investments: options and choices made from a territorial perspective
Project description:
Social impact investment is defined as «investments made into companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return». In line with global trends, the interest in and the size of the SII market has been increasing in Europe in recent years. It remains to be seen how this trend will be affected by the turbulence on the financial markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. With the next MFF programming period 2021-27 and the proposals for a new ESF+, a new InvestEU Fund and a revamped Reform Support Programme, the challenge will be to further develop this investment approach in order to make the most of the synergies that can be achieved by combining the innovative potential and accountability systems of the private sector with the financial guarantees, potential to scale up and advisory capacity of the public sector. Social impact investment can help to generate the resources needed to close the investment gap, a gap that will undoubtedly increase in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and deliver the innovative approaches that will be vital to a successful recovery.
Objectives of the project:
The aim of the in-depth analysis is to give the members of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee a good understanding of what social impact investment is, the potential it has in terms of crowding-in private investment and combining public and private funding in order to achieve the SDGs, implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and realise the ambitions set out in proposals such as the Just Transition Mechanism. It will give a critical assessment of key research and data published on the subject and review the findings and recommendations of relevant evaluation reports. It will look at best practice, both at Member State and international level and identify the elements that are crucial to the design of a well-functioning social impact investment strategy in the future. Finally, it will make recommendations on action to be taken at EU level.
The research team will use the following methods:
- Literature review (key method, focus on studies and evaluation reports)
- Interviews with experts
- Media analysis
Project funding: European Parliament
Project leader: Visionary Analytics
Project partners: CASE