Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Global South — May 16th

The Impact of the Creative Economy

Thursday, October 21, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

In her article, Impact Investing in the Creative Economy Today, Upstart Co-Lab Founding Partner Laura Callanan writes, “The creative economy is not only one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the world economy, it is also highly transformative in terms of income generation, job creation, and export earnings. But opportunities are often unevenly distributed and,...

Law and the Impact Economy

Thursday, November 11, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

The Impact Economy requires a fundamental reassessment of the goals and practices of business and finance. Policies and laws can be either a help or hindrance in moving the economy toward authentic sustainability and supporting businesses that have measurable social and/or environmental aims built into their DNA. Lawyers play a critical role in determining how...

Impact Investing at the Crossroads

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

In his recent Impact Entrepreneur Magazine article, Impact Investing Needs Better Returns to be Sustainable, growth equity investor Clemens Feil argues that, “the key issue is that lower returns decrease the attractiveness of the impact investing industry. Over time, commercial interest in it will wane, reducing the available capital, and thus creating a vicious cycle...

Building a Global Impact Culture Through Development Finance

Thursday, February 17, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Achieving authentic sustainable development requires more than simply increasing capital and deal flows. It also requires creating a “culture of impact” within organizations, countries, and across international borders. Development finance...