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''Sustainability - impact - economic context - impact reporting''.
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The impact economy model seeks to balance social and environmental concerns with profit.
A 'unicorn' is a privately owned company valued at US$1 billion or more.


Examples include Uber (on-demand taxicab and delivery services) and Airbnb (e-commerce / marketplace).


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Companies care about sustainable development'''''</span>


:"The impact economy takes the middle ground.
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:While the government produces the classical public goods, the government and companies care jointly about the common good of sustainable development.  
The term 'unicorn' is also used more narrowly to refer to early stage technology companies with valuations of US$1 billion or more, also known as 'tech unicorns'.


:They do so by balancing profit and impact."


:''Schoenmaker, D. (2020) ‘The impact economy: balancing profit and impact’, Working Paper 2020/04, Bruegel, p13''
<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Spotify raises $1bn'''''</span>
 
:"Swedish music streaming company Spotify attracted plaudits from the judges for its approach to managing growth.
 
:During the first half of 2016 [Spotify] closed one of the largest convertibles ever for a tech unicorn, securing a $1bn financing, to support Spotify's growth programme."
 
:''The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p32 - Deals of the Year.''




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Impact]]
* [[Black swan]]
* [[Impact Economy Foundation]] (IEF)
* [[Convertible bonds]]
* [[Impact investing]]
* [[e-commerce]]
* [[Impact Investing Institute]]  (III)
* [[Gig economy]]
* [[Impact Management Project]]  (IMP)
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Impact reporting]]
* [[Tech unicorn]]
* [[Impact Taskforce]]
* [[Venture capital]]
* [[Impact-weighted accounts]]
* [[International Sustainability Standards Board]] (ISSB)
* [[Just transition]]
* [[Multilateral development bank]] (MDB)
* [[Natural capital]]
* [[Principles for Responsible Investment]]  (PRI)
* [[Responsible investment]]
* [[Return on Sustainability Investment]]  (ROSI)
* [[Sustainable investment]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability Accounting Standards]]
* [[Sustainability Accounting Standards Board]]
* [[Value Reporting Foundation]] (VRF)


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]

Revision as of 21:20, 3 September 2018

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A 'unicorn' is a privately owned company valued at US$1 billion or more.

Examples include Uber (on-demand taxicab and delivery services) and Airbnb (e-commerce / marketplace).


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The term 'unicorn' is also used more narrowly to refer to early stage technology companies with valuations of US$1 billion or more, also known as 'tech unicorns'.


Spotify raises $1bn

"Swedish music streaming company Spotify attracted plaudits from the judges for its approach to managing growth.
During the first half of 2016 [Spotify] closed one of the largest convertibles ever for a tech unicorn, securing a $1bn financing, to support Spotify's growth programme."
The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p32 - Deals of the Year.


See also