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Social Impact Bonds: A Review of their Strengths and Weaknesses
PEDRO VERGA MATOS a and ANA TÂNIA PEREIRA CHRISTOPOULOS b
a ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; b Sustainability Post‑Graduation Program (PPgSUS), EACH, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil.
To cite this article:
Verga Matos, P. & T. Pereira Christopoulos. 2023. Social Impact Bonds: A Review of their Strengths and Weaknesses. European Review of Business Economics II(2): 83-103.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26619/ERBE-2022.2.2.4
Received: 28 November 2022. Accepted 9 June 2023. Published: 30 June 2023
Language: English
Abstract
This article analyses social impact bonds as an innovative instrument to finance projects in the social or environmental fields. These are instruments that require the collaboration of different stakeholders (multi-stakeholder approach), which may generate a new approach to social or environmental problems. When successful, they could save resources for States. They attract private capital to finance societal projects, allowing them, simultaneously, competitive remuneration and an effective impact. Since their remuneration/reimbursement is based on outcomes, there is a risk transfer (at least partially) from the public sector to the private sector. However, difficulties in articulation between the different participants and in the correct measurement of results/outcomes may limit the scope (size and timeframe) of the projects involved, as well as distract NGOs from their mission. Due to the growing importance of Social and Sustainable Finance in financial markets and public policies, the detailed study of these new instruments is highly recommended.
Keywords
Social impact bonds; impact investors; social finance; social innovation.
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