Social Finance's first report – Social Impact Bonds: Rethinking finance for social outcomes

Social Finance launched the World’s first Social Impact Bond in 2010. In this report, published in 2009, the founders set out the premise for what was then a brand new contracting and financing mechanism.

Published:10 August 2009

Updated:22 August 2025

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