Impact investing holds the promise to make the world a better place. However, when
investors measure their impact only to prove it—without improving—it cannot be expected …

In recent years attention has shifted from “dam safety” to “dam risk” due to the high loss
characteristics of dam breaks. Despite this, there has been little research on social impact …

Smart product service ecosystem (SPSE) has multi-level complexity. It is necessary to find a
method to describe the hierarchical nested relationship and topological relationship of the …

This paper focuses on an innovative asset allocation strategy for risk averse investors who
operate on very long-time horizons, such as endowments and the Italian foundations of …

Our paper explores whether social crowdfunding triggers the success of social projects by
focusing on the role of the Italian platform Meridonare. By examining 140 projects between …

Crowdfunding is emerging as a promising new option to facilitate access to financial
resources for social initiatives. This chapter studies crowdfunding practice focusing on the …

Negli ultimi anni si è assistito al progressivo affermarsi di una nuova sensibilità verso
tematiche legate alla sostenibilità delle scelte, alle implicazioni sociali delle attività svolte e …

Foundations are nonprofit organizations, whose main business is to supply merit goods for
the welfare of communities. Born as spin-offs of saving banks, foundations of banking origin …