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Crafting a global strategy for impact investment at Acumen

GreenBiz

Eighteen months into his new role focused at Acumen, Christopher Wayne talks about the critical role of agriculture in impact investing and what it takes to work in the field.

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The Week in impact investing: Misplaced risk

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Help us help you amplify your impact. Join other Agents of Impact and ImpactAlpha’s team of editors and journalists. The post The Week in impact investing: Misplaced risk appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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British impact investing market gains steam

Impact Alpha

Impact assets in UK surged more than 33% to almost £77 billion (nearly $102 billion) over three years through 2023, according to a new report. The post British impact investing market gains steam appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Global Impact Investing Network on New Horizons for 2024

3BL Media

by Kate Walsh, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) For the last four years, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has engaged with faith-based organizations to increase their capacity to pursue impact through their investment strategies and align their financial choices with their organizational mission.

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Impact Investing

Financial Times: Moral Money

Investors are increasingly focused on environmental and social issues, but how does impact investing compare with buying ESG funds? Plus: India’s VC impact funds, a boost for blue bonds, and the US entrepreneur helping former prison inmates

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The Week in impact investing: Generalized reciprocity

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, The post The Week in impact investing: Generalized reciprocity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. A reminder that we’ll be off Monday for the US holiday.

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Impact Investing Should Be Hard

Stanford Social Innovation

Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fidelity, and analyzing impact data reported by investees. Many have recognized this issue of difficulty as a central challenge for impact investing.