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December 3, 2012
Is impact investment at a standstill?
This post talks about the billions in potential money that impact investment is supposed to make, yet the mere millions that leaders and pioneers like Acumen Fund, Gray Ghost Ventures and Omidyar Network have managed to make so far. There exists a gap which is elusive to the impact investors […]
December 3, 2012
Goldman Sachs making the most difference
This post details the models of impact investment that the company Goldman Sachs is investing its resources into, with an additional feature where companies like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are compared to it against several parameters. Read more here.
December 3, 2012
Evolution of socially responsible investing
While socially responsible investing and impact investing may have similar attributes, there are differences between the two. This post gives a detailed outline of how socially responsible investing has evolved over time, what asset classes are included under it and more. Read more here.
December 3, 2012
Impact investment is a growing trend with family businesses
According to Wermuth Asset Management, a German alternative investment firm, impact investment is emerging as a focus of investors post the financial crisis, with family businesses voluntarily dabbling in the same. According to a recent article published by the Financial Times, additional risk to an investment portfolio not taking into […]
December 3, 2012
Confidence in social impact measurement tools ‘shockingly low’
This Guardian post points out that a number of impact investors in UK, Europe and India would rather support social enterprises which have a watertight business case showing sustainable returns over time, than with enterprises showing ‘social impact’, on account of low trust in impact claims and measurement tools. Read […]
December 3, 2012
Women impact investors in Asia
The role women have to play in impact investment world over is often overlooked. This scenario has been particularly relevant in Asia. However, this is changing as a number of women high net worth individuals – who earn more or are heirs to considerable wealth in Asia are now dabbling […]
December 3, 2012
How to become an Impact Leader
This post offers insight into how an individual can partake in the new wave of impact individuals who form a major proponent of impact investment sources worldwide. There are six steps enlisted in this post, which are a compilation of guides from a number of leading institutions. Read more here.
December 3, 2012
UK: Social investors unite to create a common impact reporting framework
According to the Big Society Capital’s COO (Chief Operating Officer) Caroline Mason, the institution is working with as many as 14 investment organizations to distil an efficient ‘impact plan’ for its investees. This impact plan will serve as a base to be submitted to all social investors by its investees. […]
December 3, 2012
OneLeap, a site to make investors and entrepreneurs meet
OneLeap is a website with the concept of charity at its core. Through a web based networking platform it aims to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, influencers and top tier executives. Read more here.
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