Impact Investing
Redefining the Corporate-Community Partnership
When done right, corporate-community investment can be mutually beneficial for companies and communities.
Socially responsible investing that produces both financial and social returns (more)
When done right, corporate-community investment can be mutually beneficial for companies and communities.
What should investors consider when looking to have a positive impact in the world? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Juliette Menga of Aetos and Nitin Barve of the Schwab Center for Financial Research about ways investors can achieve social impact without sacrificing their financial goals. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Lessons TechSoup learned from engaging stakeholders as impact investors to support their long-term growth.
For a more inclusive form of capitalism, human capital must flourish as much as financial capital does.
An excerpt from Frontiers in Social Innovation on making ESG metrics trustworthy
Transitioning businesses to employee ownership has the potential to significantly reduce the overall wealth gap as well as the racial equity gap. But it will take capital investment to scale.
While blended finance has the potential to accelerate development in India, there are bottlenecks holding back its potential.
Efforts at improving global education too often fail to have the desired impact. Outcomes funds can help shift funders and policy makers toward the most effective approaches.
Combining traditional impact investment approaches with investment in advocacy is the only way businesses and investors can fuel meaningful social and environmental progress.