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Two strategies that can create greater environmental, social, and governance change than divestment while improving investment returns.

China’s Emerging Role in Social Innovation for Global Good

By Steve Davis

Growing support for multilateral development and expanding R&D capacity make China increasingly important in the quest to advance global health.

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Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact

By Joseph Quinlan and Jackie VanderBrug

How gender lens investing can contribute to economic prosperity and equal rights.

Arriving at 100 Percent for Mission. Now What?

By Clara Miller 1

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.

Impact Investing

Fueling the Momentum of Impact Investing

By Jean Case 6

Three trends that will drive scale and take impact investing to the next level.

Social Enterprise

Market-Oriented and Mission-Focused: Social Enterprises Around the Globe

By Marieke Huysentruyt, Johanna Mair, & Ute Stephan 1

Social enterprises contribute significantly to the economy, and simultaneously are fiercely social mission-driven.

Impact Investing

Social Impact Bonds: What’s in a Name?

By Lindsay Beck, Catarina Schwab, & Anna Pinedo 5

Why so-called social impact bonds should be renamed—and re-formed—as debt securities.

Philanthropy & Funding

Investing in Global Refugee and Migrant Integration

By Heather Hachigian 4

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."