About Us

  • 2023
    • 1st International Forum on Social Finance
      Held on 25-26 May 2023, under the theme ‘Financing Our Common Future: Role of Finance for a Sustainable World’.
    • Strengthening Social Finance Policy Research
      Enhanced operations of regional and other social economy funds, and established measures to support financing for social services.
    • Empowerment Training for Social Finance Intermediaries
      Developed and disseminated financial content focusing on field experience and practical applications within the social economy.
  • 2022
    • Open call for proposal from SFIs
      Starting the regular open call for proposal of investment and loans from SFIs and self-help fund managers
  • 2021
    • Provision of technical support and matching funds to local governments’ social finance initiatives
      Supporting SEOs in non-capital areas for their stable growth and self-reliant infrastructure.
  • 2020
    • Collective Action to Overcome Crisis Together launched
      SVS raised the Disaster Solidarity Fund as a Covid-19 response and provided emergency finance for social enterprises/organizations
    • ‘Social Finance Forum’ officially launched
      A collaborative network of SFIs with the mission of realizing social values by providing investment and loans to SEOs and social innovators.
  • 2019
    • SVS officially launched and social impact investment began
      Ministry of Finance authorizes its establishment as nonprofit corporation (December 27, 2018) and the official inauguration ceremony was held(January 23, 2019). Investment in impact funds, social impact bond project, and loans for social economy organizations(SEOs) via social finance intermediaries(SFIs) were started.
  • 2018
    • Korean government unveils measures to foster social finance
      “The Social Finance Promotion Strategy” was announced (Feb.8) and the Steering Group and Inauguration Preparation Committee of SVS were organized.