Mainstreaming Impact Investing: A Practical Guide
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Charting the Course:
Impact investing - an investment approach which creates both financial returns and positive impact that is actively measured - is continuing to be a focus in high-level circles as seen through recent convenings hosted by the Pope, the
This report is the sequel to From the Margins to the Mainstream which over the past year has become among the top-referenced reports on impact investing, globally. Yet for most investors today - impact investing still needs to be translated from a compelling idea into sound strategies. Charting the Course aims to meet this need by offering a three-staged roadmap that allows mainstream investors to ask the right questions, define their investment principles, and draw on the right resources.
"Impact investing increasingly resonates with investors - it aligns with their values and it makes long-term business sense. But while impact investing entered the mainstream mind set, it is not yet part of investors' strategy, operations and culture. We wrote Charting the Course to offer interested investors roadmaps on how to engage with impact investing, which are customizable to an investor's starting point, level of interest, long-term vision and goals." explained
"What we're looking for is intentionality, measurability and profitability. There are investment opportunities out there to achieve this. Impact investing is not philanthropy or exotic niche investments." stated
"Impact investments turn market failures into social and commercial opportunities, providing funds for innovative projects while rewarding investors for the risks taken. For UBS and its clients it is therefore a symbiosis of both smart macro-investments and high social impact interventions and the new
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