In their new book, 21st Century Investing: Redirecting Financial Strategies to Drive Systems Change, authors William Burckart and Steve Lydenberg assert that, “investment today has evolved historically from a basic, conventional approach (concern about the risks of security selection and portfolio risk management) to embrace as well sustainable investment (intentionally achieving social and environmental benefits...
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,...
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...
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...
According to the United Nations, “between $3.3-4.5 trillion per year needs to be mobilized if we hope to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Much of that funding needs...
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...
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