Impact investing

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For impact investing to do good, it has to provide a company with more capital than it would have otherwise received. This is often difficult unless the investment is concessionary (sacrifices some level of financial return against the market rate), or takes place in a private market which other investors are unable or unwilling to invest in (Brest & Born 2013).in.[1]

BibliographyFurther reading

Brest, Paul & Kelly Born (2013) When can impact investing create real impact?, Stanford Social Innovation Review, vol. 11, pp. 22–31.
Lays out the conditions under which impact investing can make a difference.

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    Brest, Paul & Kelly Born (2013) When can impact investing create real impact?, Stanford Social Innovation Review, vol. 11, pp. 22–31.

Hillebrandt, Hauke & John Halstead (2018) Impact Investing Report, Founder'sFounders Pledge.

Hillebrandt, Hauke & John Halstead (2018) [Impact Investing Report] (https://founderspledge.com/research/fp-impact-investing) Founder's Pledge

Hillebrandt, Hauke & John Halstead (2018) [Impact Investing Report] (https://founderspledge.com/research/fp-impact-investing) Founder's Pledge

For impact investing to do good, it has to provide a company with more capital than it would have otherwise received. This is often difficult unless the investment is concessionary (sacrifices some level of financial return against the market rate), or takes place in a private market which other investors are unable or unwilling to invest in (Brest & Born 2015)2013).

Further readingBibliography

Brest, Paul & Kelly Born. 2015.Born (2013) When can impact investing create real impact?, Stanford social innovation review.Social Innovation Review, vol. 11, pp. 22–31.
Lays out the conditions under which impact investing can make a difference.

Karnofsky, Holden. 2009.Holden (2009) Acumen Fund and social enterprise investment.investment, GiveWell, November 25.
GiveWell’s shallow investigation into impact investing.