Essays about: "social lending"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words social lending.

1. 11. Crowdfunding as a Source for Social Enterprise Financing : Advantages and Disadvantages Experienced by Social Entrepreneurs

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Diana Hazam; Dijana Karimova; Magnus Gabriel Olsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Crowdfunding; Social Enterprise Financing; Lending Crowdfunding; Equity Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Social Ventures; Impact Investment;

   Abstract : Social Enterprises face funding challenges. As investors focus too narrowly on risk and return, social enterprises may struggle to compete with commercial enterprises for investment capital. READ MORE

3. 12. Borrowed practices : renew or hold : examining the potential for the spreading of libraries of things in Mexico City through social practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Gabriela Duhart Herrera; [2017]
   Keywords : libraries of things; collaborative economy; practice theory; Mexico City; consumption; lending libraries; sustainability science; bibliotecas de cosas; economía colaborativa; teoría de la práctica; consumo; Ciudad de México; ciencias de la sustentabilidad; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Libraries of things, non-for-profit physical spaces where people borrow objects they would otherwise buy, have spread over Europe, the U.S., and Canada and have now emerged in Mexico City, where challenges to sustainability such as increased consumption levels and insufficient waste management abound. READ MORE

4. 13. Should municipalities in Sweden own or rent their public school premises?

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Chanel Braddon; Elin Westergren; [2016]
   Keywords : Public schools; owning; renting; social economic value; Kommunal skola; hyra; äga; samhällsekonomi; investeringsbedömning;

   Abstract : According to the conducted survey the majority of municipalities in Sweden own their municipal school premises, and only a few municipalities hire that type of premises. The reason why municipalities own their schools varies. READ MORE

5. 14. Socially Responsible Investment and Sustainable Banking - Principles for reorienting a regional/local bank’s business towards sustainability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Tobias Hörnlein; [2015]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investment; Sustainable Banking; Business Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Development; Financial Institutions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis is constructed on an examination of the global principles and operational methods of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and their linkage to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). These phenomena have implications for the sustainable banking business, which aims to deliver banking products and services aligned with a triple-bottom-line corporate approach contributing to sustainable development in the financial sector. READ MORE

6. 15. PEER-TO-PEER LENDING : THE EFFECTS OF INSTITUTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL LENDING

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Marcus Tengvall; Gustav Claesson; [2015]
   Keywords : Peer-to-Peer Lending; Institutional Involvement; Originate-to-Distribute Model; Secondary Market; Screening Incentives; Information Asymmetry;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the consequences of an increased institutional involvement in the recently emerging lending business known as peer-to-peer lending (P2PL). Since the P2PL business itself is a type of originate-to-distribute (OTD) lending model – in which the originator never carries the risk for the loans – this thesis investigates the effects it can have on the quality of the screening of potential borrowers, and if it could create a misalignment of interests between different stakeholders in the P2PL market. READ MORE