Principles and practice of impact investing : a catalytic revolution / edited by Veronica Vecchi [and 3 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vecchi, Veronica, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Responsible investment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments--Environmental aspects.

Investments.

Investments--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 349 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Greenleaf Publishing, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Society is increasingly viewing it as a new paradigm to deal with the economic crisis, curtailed public budgets and an answer to the diversified needs of society. It is ranking high in the policy agenda of governments and international organizations, and private investors are searching for new investment opportunities to channel the liquidity available. This book is the first to look at impact investing as a "refocus" of venture capital to sustain the development of societal impact enterprises. Principles and Practice of Impact Investing collects chapters from international experts on the subject, discussing the foundations of the movement; analysing leading international cases; and debating future trends in the field. It also includes interviews with some of the most influential stakeholders of impact investing across the world. The book is an inspirational and practical guide for actors and stakeholders to enable better understanding of impact investing. Taking an international perspective, the chapters primarily deal with mature economies, setting it apart from the existing literature focused on emerging countries. The book will be of interests to practitioners and executives, as well as researchers and MBA students. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Impact investments: The emergence of a new beacon in investing? / Harry Hummels

2. The early days of impact investing: Market size, investment type and returns / Alfonso Cuyegkeng

3. Early attempts at benchmarking impact investments / Alessandro Lanteri

4. Impact investing as a societal refocus of venture capital: The perspective of mature economies / Stefano Caselli

5. Measuring impact: A debate about the concepts of profit and value / Uli Grabenwarter

6. The future of impact investing / Luciano Balbo

7. Social enterprises / Federica Bandini

8. From traditional philanthropy to venture philanthropy / Alessia Gianoncelli

9. Public-private collaborations for social impact creation / Manuela Brusoni

10. The science of shared value: Integrating business and social analytics / Alison Sproat

11. Innovating for impact investing: Financial institutions and beyond / Kellie C. Liket

12. The development of an impact-driven portfolio / Emilie Goodall

13. Social impact from giving to investing / Silvia Bastante de Unverhau

14. Creating the ecosystem for impact investing / Usha Ganesh

15. Leveraging the ecosystem for growth: Case studies from India / Aditi Shrivastava

16. Pioneer to mainstream: Lessons from the Indian impact investing ecosystem / Usha Ganesh

17. Impact investing in Central America: An analysis of the growth, diversity and potential of a young investment strategy in an emerging market / William Nielsen

18. Impact investing in Africa / Laura Sennett.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Greenleaf Publishing, viewed May 30, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Principles and practice of impact investing.

ISBN:

9781783534067

1783534060

9781351284745

1351284746

Publisher Number:

99986902512

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.