Culture matters!

Culture matters!

On 31 May 2018 (09:30-10:45) in Brussels, Francisco de Paula Coelho, Dean of the Institute, will be one of the speakers at a roundtable on “United in Diversity: Strengthening European Identity through our Shared Cultural Heritage” during the European Foundation...
Technology can transform impact investing

Technology can transform impact investing

“Impact investing may not scale profitability unless we deploy “tech for impact””, said Professor Filipe Santos from Católica-Lisbon, at a Midday Goes Social seminar at the EIB. Digital and collaborative technologies enable powerful mechanisms for scaling social...

SIT Impact Bootcamp 2018: apply now!

  It is that time of year again! Applications are now open for the third edition of the SIT Impact Bootcamp, the full-time executive training course that helps impact-driven entrepreneurs develop a scaling plan adapted to their initiatives, fine-tune the strategy...
Does economic growth equal happiness?

Does economic growth equal happiness?

Is economic growth the only path to happiness? Maybe not, said Serge Allegrezza (STATEC, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) at a seminar organised jointly by the EIB Institute, the University of Luxembourg...
Impact investing for PPPs

Impact investing for PPPs

Impact investing aims to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into investment decision-making. But how, especially in Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs)?The project for the new hospital of Treviso (Northern Italy) offers an interesting case-study...