The new year always brings new hope, and trend forecasters are quick to join the cause to predict positive future scenarios. However, our research indicated that the social investment and development sector remains in turmoil.
2020 CSI Trends, Forecasts and Impacts – Research Report
This year, Next Generation’s annual research report is seeing the light quite late in the year.
With good reason. The new year always brings new hope, and trend forecasters are quick to
join the cause to predict positive future scenarios. However, our research indicated that the social investment and development sector remains in turmoil.
Building consensus through a new social compact
There is also growing concern over the sustainability of corporate social investment initiatives and large philanthropic funds/endowments and impact investors. While business and trade unions are increasingly at loggerheads, the climate crisis adds additional complexity. Globally distrust of the wealthy elite is at record highs due to growing recognition, thanks to ubiquitous access to information through digital media, that capitalism …