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Socially responsible investing that produces triple bottom line results

 

Impact Investing

ReCoding Good: Part 5

From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.

By Rob Reich & Lucy Bernholz | May. 14, 2012
 
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Impact Investing

The Distortion Risk in Impact Investing

How do we ensure that philanthropic subsidies in impact investing are put to productive use?

By Paula Goldman | 1 | May. 7, 2012
 
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Impact Investing

Morgan Stanley’s Investing with Impact Approach

To help provide clarity to its clients, Morgan Stanley outlines an Investing with Impact framework, encompassing four integrated approaches.

By Audrey Choi & Hilary Irby | 1 | Apr. 26, 2012
 

Government

Accelerating the Impact Economy Through Investment and Innovation

By Kris Balderston & Lala Faiz | 2 | Apr. 25, 2012
 

Impact Investing

The Trouble With Impact Investing: P2

Impact investors—especially those who consider investing an alternative to grant making—need to step back and think about exactly what problem they want to solve.

By Laura Hattendorf | 11 | Apr. 18, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

The True Cost of Social Capital

We’re a long way from bringing the real cost of social capital in line with commercial capital.

By Timothy Ogden | 1 | Mar. 7, 2012
 
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Impact Investing

The Responsible Hand: Overcoming the Shortcomings of Impact Investing

For impact investing to truly harness the power of the market, we need to directly align shareholders’ value with both social impact and profit.

By Alex Hamilton Chan | 2 | Mar. 6, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Avoiding the “Hope Bubble”

We must invest in the financial literacy of social entrepreneurs and in the social literacy of investors.

By Johanna Mair | 2 | Feb. 6, 2012
 
SSIR blogger Kevin Starr directs the Mulago Foundation and the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program.

Impact Investing

The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1

There's only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.

By Kevin Starr | 22 | Jan. 24, 2012
 
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Government

Social Impact Bonds: Lessons from the Field

In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.

By Michael Belinsky | 7 | Jan. 23, 2012