Deutsche Bank has launched a £10m social investment fund. The money, which will be invested in intermediaries that lend to social enterprises, will be released over the next three years — to be repaid over ten. The Germany-based bank says the fund is not intended to make a profit, but that it will make up part of the company’s everyday activities rather than coming out of the CSR budget.
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