On this page, you can find stories of our social investment in action.
Social investment stories
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Stories
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Land Purchase Facility
The Land Purchase Facility supports our partner conservation organisations to purchase land of high current or potential conservation value.
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RefuAid's Equal Access Loan Scheme
RefuAid provides people who have fled their homes with tailored support to build independent and dignified lives in the UK.
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Resonance Ltd
Resonance is a South West based social impact investor, who advise on, and manage, a number of social investment funds. Their funds support social enterprises tackling a range of social issues including community-led projects.
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Environment Agency, Defra and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation collaboration
A collaborative pilot with the Environment Agency and Defra to support environmental projects in creating funding models which could be replicated by other projects up and down the country.
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Arts & Culture Impact Fund
Managed by Nesta, the Arts & Culture Impact Fund (and its predecessor, the Arts Impact Fund), brings together public, private and charitable funding to demonstrate the potential and impact of social investment in the arts.
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The Rivers Trust
The Rivers Trust is a charity that acts as an umbrella organisation for over 60 member Trusts. We approved a co-designed £1.8m bridging loan facility to plug cashflow gaps for Trusts due Water Environment Grants, which are paid in arrears.
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Fair4All Finance
Fair4All Finance supports the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances by increasing access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services.
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Social investment portfolio overview
See an overview and breakdown of our social investment portfolio by aim and product type.
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