Report Overview

From the sources of capital for social enterprise in New Zealand, to the barriers to accessing that capital along with potential access solutions; this comprehensive report lays out the capital needs of social enterprises. It makes a series of recommendations to clear the path for the continued growth of impact investment in Aotearoa.

Transforming our Economy: Financing the Social Enterprise Sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is written by Lucie Greenwood, Thomas Nash and Esther Whitehead and edited by Jackson Rowland.



Collectively, we need to change our thinking about how we find the capital to grow the sector, both to help Aotearoa New Zealand meet its obligations under the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and to create a healthy, vibrant, fair and just society for our children, for our children’s children, and for many generations to come.

David Woods, Deputy Chair, IINABANZ