Sparking Impact Investing through GIIRS

By Beth Richardson 2

The Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS) has been created to change investor behavior and unlock sidelined investment capital.

Using the Right Tools

By Beth Busenhart

Impact investors must build consensus around standards and best practices.

Why IRIS?

By Sarah Gelfand

The second in a four-part series on impact investing and the role of metrics.

Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part II

By Brian Axelrad

Tactics and tools for monitoring impact investments.

Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part I

By Brian Axelrad

Tactics for negotiating the terms of an impact investment.

Impact Investing’s Three Measurement Tools

By Margot Brandenburg 1

IRIS, PULSE, and GIIRS may sound like alphabet soup, but a growing and dynamic industry needs all three measurement tools.

Achieving Takeoff

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman

Part VI in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

The Development of Civil Society in China

By Jenna Nicholas 2

A look at new research on philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing in China.

Government Matters

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman

Part V in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

Impatient Capital

By Marcia Stepanek

Highlights from the Clinton Global Initiative 2012.