Glossary

A broad area where in various forms of capital (financial and non-financial) are structured in ways that consider and value financial performance, social value creation and the affirmation of solidarity values and principles. This field is mainly animated by financial institutions owned and controlled by their members guided by common principles and values such as the one of cooperatives and associations – like credit unions (democratic control, fairer access to investment, peer to peer financial, etc.)

Is where the focus of the investment (financial and non- financial) is on the fuller social, environmental, cultural and economic benefits of an initiative, on the organisation’s work and on the health of society as a whole.