Collaborative capitalism and the rise of impact investing / Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson, Ben Thornley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Cathy, author.

Emerson, Jed, author.

Thornley, Ben, author.

Series:

Jossey-Bass short format series.

Jossey-Bass Short Format Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Investments--Social aspects.

Investments.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 56 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investing with the explicit goal of creating financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental benefits is catching fire. Wall Street's biggest players are rushing to provide clients with access to new impact investing options, amid growing consumer demand and evidence that the approach can be successfully executed. Recent research on outstanding impact investing funds has revealed a mature practice, vibrant with commercial investors, providing stable, predictable returns to their investors as well as supporting the creation of millions of jobs and other tangible outcomes in m

Contents:

Collaborative Capitalism and the Rise of Impact Investing; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Investing in Business as a Force for Good; The New Fiduciaries: Millennials and Entrepreneurs in the Lead; Chapter 3: Plain Good (Impact) Investing; Chapter 4: The Integrated Institutional Response Takes Shape; Philanthropy Weighs In; Banking New Markets; The Business Case for Impact; Chapter 5: From First Principles Comes Impact Investing; Transparency; Outcomes Orientation; Attention to Constituency; Innovations in Purchasing Outcomes; Engaging Community Stakeholders

Because Clients Want ItNotes; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 2, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781118862544

1118862546

9781118862872

1118862872

OCLC:

877039223