What Can Go Right When Things Go Wrong
Contracting for impact risk and opportunities
n a recent trip to the Chibombo District in Zambia in April, I met Salima Lungu Nosiku. Salima is a highly successful Zambian entrepreneur working in agriculture. As we sat together in her shop, she shared her entrepreneurial journey with me. She…
Leveraging support systems and capital for economic mobility
n economy is a system of production, consumption, and exchange activities that ultimately determines how resources are allocated. All the goods and services produced are intended to fulfill the needs of participants in that economy. But what if…
n the face of a rapidly changing climate, the world’s largest asset managers have made bold commitments to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, a new report by FinanceMap, “Asset Managers and Climate Change 2023,” reveals a stark reality:…
A turning point?
Reclaiming affordable housing for working-class families in East Boston
Sara Olsen provides a brief history of impact measurement and management client recently mentioned in their impact report that they adopt a “first principles” approach. The concept is potent: it involves understanding the objective, questioning…
A new perspective
The world is not on track, and more off track than four years ago
fter leaving Indonesia with his mother at a young age to live in the United States, and even though his family co-owned a sugar plantation, Ferron Haryanto never expected to return to the country to help heavily criticized palm oil, sugar, and…
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