Impact Investing
Measure Profit to People—All People
Corporate profitability is too narrow a measure of a company’s financial impact.
Tag: Corporations
Collaboration
Sustainability: A New Path to Corporate and NGO Collaborations
The convergence of shifting corporate social responsibility trends, untapped NGO value, and pressing development challenges holds tremendous potential for driving social impact and business innovation.
Measurement & Evaluation
Rethinking the Business Case for Investing in Health
Is ESG Missing an “H”?
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Economic Development
An Overview of Free Innovation
New findings on the large scale and importance of innovation by consumers fundamentally change how we understand the innovation process.
Education
Three Lessons for Impact Investing Education Programs
Academic institutions can help build the impact investing field by teaching students a fuller suite of skills, clarifying the range of career paths open to them, and developing a better theoretical and practical knowledge base.
Business
Fellowship for Change
A network sponsored by the Aspen Institute is enabling corporate social intrapreneurs to become less lonely—and more effective.
Business
Why Some Big Companies Back Boycotts
Corporations that suffer from reputational threats often form unlikely alliances with social activist groups.
Philanthropy & Funding
A Neoliberal Takeover of Social Entrepreneurship?
A model of social entrepreneurship focused on market-based solutions and profit is threatening to crowd out more collaborative approaches.
Collaboration
The Calculus for Commitment: The Power of Involving the Private Sector in Social Impact Networks
Why social sector organizations should make engaging for-profit companies a normal part of their problem-solving strategies—and four ways to do it effectively.
Business
Hidden Talent: How Smart Companies Are Tapping Into Unemployed Youth
Refining the raw talent of the 5.5 million young Americans out of work and out of school provides compelling opportunities for companies, youth, and society—a rare trifecta—that a growing number of corporate leaders are betting on.