IVCA Feature: Societal Advocacy for the Venture Capital/Private Equities Industries
May 28, 2025
With governmental policies creating a new paradigm for human advocacy and aid, what can private industries like Venture Capital and Private Equity do for their investments – in both capital and services – for communities and their humanity. Several online articles look at this vital theme, and offer options.
SSIR.org, ‘Can Venture Capital Be Optimized for Happiness?’
From the Stanford Social Innovation Review: “Both investment and business communities increasingly recognize the need to design operations to create and capture value for all stakeholders, except status quo competitors who stand between customers and newer, better solutions. Ultra-high net worth, limited partners of Private Equity and Venture Capital firms are in a unique position to lead this change, as they have a comparatively high degree of freedom over how and where to direct their investments.”
READ MORE: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/venture-capital-happiness
HamptonsGroup.com, ‘The Impact of Social Venture Capital on Society’
From 2022, An Overview: “While traditional Venture Capital Investment continues to provide investors with opportunities for financial reward, impact investing and social venture capital are beginning to take center stage in the investment arena. Venture Capital projects with a potentially positive impact on society provide investors with an opportunity to return profits while supporting the most critical, necessary societal changes.”
READ MORE: https://hamptonsgroup.com/blog/the-impact-of-social-venture-capital-on-society
InvestInvest.org, ‘Venture Capital and Impact Investing’
Venture Capital and impact investing intersect in their objective to bring new capital to enterprises looking to solve meaningful problems. Why does it seem so difficult to get capital to startup enterprises, especially when the founders are women, black, Asian or minority ethnic? And why do the larger pools of capital, especially institutional investors, find it hard to focus on some of the most exciting, potentially world-changing enterprises out there?
Life Science Success PODCAST, ‘How Venture Capital Transforms Community Development’
In this episode of the Life Science Success Podcast the guest is Ernesto Villarini, a Managing Director at the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance with extensive experience in development finance and economic development.
LISTEN HERE (44 MINUTES): https://www.youtube.com/live/AGySjwy1QB4?si=5dCXwXg4K_mZYG2h
StacheCow.com, ‘What Is the Societal Impact of Private Equity Firms?’
Startups and small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those operating in the technology and digital sectors, play a pivotal role in driving innovation and fostering economic growth globally, according to a report from accounting firm EY. How? Private Equity investments provide necessary funding to help companies with skill development, training and mentorship.
READ MORE: https://stachecow.com/what-is-the-societal-impact-of-private-equity-firms-253#stories
Forbes.com, ‘How Private Equity Can Help Create More Good Jobs’
Today, as corporations increasingly realize that investing in their own workforces can boost the bottom line as well as employee advancement, Private Equity is becoming a surprising, yet welcome new player. In a growing number of cases, Private Equity firms are even leading the way on best practices to build quality jobs and a thriving workforce.
The PRI PODCAST: ‘How Private Equity Investors Can Help Tackle Modern Slavery’
The risks of modern slavery are increasing due to changes such as climate change, automation and migration, as they disrupt global labour markets and value chains. In this episode, the host and guest discuss how their organizations and firms are addressing modern slavery and human trafficking across its investments, and what Private Equity investors can do to tackle the issue.
LISTEN HERE (15 MINUTES): https://www.unpri.org/the-pri-podcast/how-private-equity-investors-can-help-tackle-modern-slavery/5601.article
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