Barriers to innovation and investment in the social economy: retrofitting for environmental sustainability in Australian community housing

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Title: Barriers to innovation and investment in the social economy: retrofitting for environmental sustainability in Australian community housing
Author(s): Brackertz, Nicola; Moran, Michael
Abstract: Access to capital is one of the key issues facing the social economy. This paper uses a case study of an original proposal to retrofit community housing with sustainability improvements to explore the capacity of Australia's social investment landscape to finance innovation in the social economy. While the proposal is characterised by a high degree of complexity, we tentatively find that it suggests that despite the push for social economy organisations to be more entrepreneurial and adopt market-oriented funding and financing approaches, a deficiency in the institutional, regulatory and policy environments appears to disadvantage smaller enterprising organisations. Further research is needed to assess whether this is typical of non-profit experience.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise. Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy
Source: Third Sector Review, Vol. 16, no. 2 (2010), pp. 49-72
Publication year: 2010
Keyword(s): Australia; Community housing; Environmental sustainability
Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research
ISSN: 1323-9163
Publisher URL: http://www.anztsr.org.au/pubns.htm
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