What Is a Social Bond
A Social Impact Bond (Sib) Is a Contract with the Public Sector or Governing Authority, Whereby It Pays for Better Social Outcomes in Certain Areas and Passes...
A social impact bond (SIB) is a contract with the public sector or governing authority, whereby it pays for better social outcomes in certain areas and passes on the part of the savings achieved to investors. … If the objectives are not achieved, investors receive neither a return nor repayment of principal.
A social impact bond (SIB) is a contract with the public sector or governing authority, whereby it pays for better social outcomes in certain areas and passes on the part of the savings achieved to investors. … If the objectives are not achieved, investors receive neither a return nor repayment of principal.
A bond is like a loan – only it is companies and governments that issue bonds and investors who lend them the money. Social bonds are special bonds that fund a range of causes from access to education to affordable transportation, healthcare, and food supply protection.
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