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We need to stop spreading a pie-in-the-sky view of impact investing

2 December 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Impact investment • 5 min read

Investing in decarbonization involves trade-offs between risk and return, so why are we pretending, otherwise asks Arturo Bris, who spoke in a panel on the topic at COP28 in Dubai. ...

3 steps to scale social entrepreneurship

31 March 2022 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Impact investment • 3 min read

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an innovative and sustainable approach to development, job creation and poverty alleviation. Philanthropic impact investors play a key role in building the social enterprise pipeline –...

Central Route of the South–North Water Transfer Project

Banks can ensure Asia infrastructure projects have positive social impact

14 March 2022 • by Kate Lazarus, Mahwesh Khan in Impact investment • 5 min read

As Asia intensifies efforts to meet its growing infrastructure needs, increasing attention is being paid to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Banks and other financial intermediaries are therefore having to think...

Three trends to track as impact investing eyes the mainstream

6 January 2022 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Impact investment • 5 min read

2021 has been another year that has thrown global imbalances and inequalities into sharp relief. For many of us, this has triggered a re-evaluation of how we live, including where we put...

How investors can balance risk, return and impact to spark positive change

10 December 2021 • by Vanina Farber in Impact investment • 6 min read

Impact investment is a rapidly-evolving, diverse world that offers value beyond financial returns for investors and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes. ...

Three lessons in impact investment to absorb from Peruvian moss

3 December 2021 • by Vanina Farber in Impact investment • 5 min read

Driving sustainable economic development through impact investing requires careful due diligence, strong partnerships and patient capital. The elea Foundation’s experience with Peruvian startup Inka Moss offers valuable lessons when it comes to...

ESG investment must be built on measurement of real impact

11 November 2021 • by Mikkel Larsen in Impact investment • 7 min read

Measuring the true impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments is crucial to assessing the claims made by their promoters and comparing different opportunities. This is a difficult task but not...

Three factors to watch as impact finance gains traction

29 October 2021 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Impact investment • 5 min read

As more investors turn to the concept of impact finance, three key trends will shape the immediate future of this rapidly growing field....

Impact investment is a force for good, but a better way is needed to assess its value

24 September 2021 • by John Elkington, Sonja Haut in Impact investment • 11 min read

Negative screening is well established among ESG and other impact investors, involving the avoidance of downside exposures, but the next generation will demand far more positive results. ...

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