Social impact bond

SIB functioning process diagram

A social impact bond (SIB), also known as pay-for-success financing,[1] pay-for-success bond (US),[2] social benefit bond (Australia),[3] pay-for-benefit bond (Australia),[4] social outcomes contract (UK), social impact partnership (Europe), social impact contract (Europe),[5] or simply a social bond,[6] is a type of outcomes-based contracting, whereby a contractor typically attempts to effect a policy of government but does not get paid by the government unless specified goals are achieved. [7] The term was invented by Geoff Mulgan, chief executive of the Young Foundation.[8] The first SIB was launched by UK-based Social Finance Ltd.[9] in September 2010.[10]

By July 2019, 132 SIBs had been initiated in 25 countries, and they were worth more than $420m.[11] As of May 2023, 23 countries use SIBs, with (as of 2022) 276 projects in place and capital raised to the value of $745m.[12]

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  3. ^ "Performance bonds: Who succeeds gets paid - The Economist". The Economist. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  4. ^ OECD. "Understanding Social Impact Bonds" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Social Impact Bonds and the Life Chances Fund". GOV.UK. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Social Bonds – New Zealand Pilot". health.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. ^ "An introduction to social impact bonds (SIBs)". The Government Outcomes Lab. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. ^ Travis, Alan (6 October 2010). "Will social impact bonds solve society's most intractable problems?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Social Impact Bond Global Database". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  12. ^ Social Finance Ltd., Impact Bonds, accessed 17 May 2023