Economic Development
Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact
How gender lens investing can contribute to economic prosperity and equal rights.
How gender lens investing can contribute to economic prosperity and equal rights.
In the coming years, the Heron Foundation will emphasize “connective investing” in US communities, providing financial and other forms of capital. It will continue to seek allies and build connections with those who have muscle and capital market reach.
Three trends that will drive scale and take impact investing to the next level.
Social enterprises contribute significantly to the economy, and simultaneously are fiercely social mission-driven.
Why so-called social impact bonds should be renamed—and re-formed—as debt securities.
George Soros’s $500 million investment announcement following the first-ever UN summit on migrants and refugees sets an example for how all investors could engage in “migrant lens investing."
To develop an ecosystem that is more friendly to entrepreneurship in the MENA region, we need to invest more in human capital.
What needs to happen before environmentally friendly investments can become an established part of the market?
Even with the best intentions and emerging tools, the current investment framework makes it difficult to match investment portfolios to values.
A look at how investment firms, B Corporations, and other businesses are committing to social and environmental change.