Partnerships and policy

Working with Government

Our work with Government starts with our conviction that to deliver tangible benefits for people and places, we need a thriving ecosystem for social impact investment. That system is most effectively created through a strong partnership between the public, private and social sectors.

We work with Government at every level to develop and grow new markets for social impact investing. We aim to help shape policy, to support incentives and tax relief for social impact investing, and to extend the evidence base for different models of social impact investing. We also aim to support the design of funds to extend their reach and impact, and we co-invest alongside public sector bodies to catalyse private sector investment in delivering social impact.

The opportunity for Government

Social impact investment is already helping to tackle the UK’s most pressing social issues, making public spending go further and addressing the root causes of some of the biggest problems - from the housing crisis and NHS waiting lists, to poverty and mental health.

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Our approach to Government

Policy

We work with central Government to create policies that support the overall social impact investing market. In particular government policy is vital to the development of two market systems - social outcomes contracts and social lending.
Networks

We build strong relationships with key decision makers at the heart of Government, and long-term partnerships across the social investment sector which amplify our voice within government.
Investments

We identify and help Government and public bodies to invest in specific social impact investment funds that help them to meet their policy objectives in new ways. For example, in the arts, sports, and homelessness sectors.