Impact investing

For impact investing to do good, it has to provide a company with more capital than it would have otherwise received. This condition is easier to meet when the investment is *concessionary*concessionary (sacrifices some level of financial return against the market rate) or occurs in a private market where other investors are unable or unwilling to invest.[1]

Impact investing is the practice of investing in for-profit companies with the intention of generating to generate
both financial returns and social impact. The theory is that impact
investing can increase the capital available to a company, allowing it
to generatecreate more positive social outcomes than would otherwise have 
occurred.

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

Applied to Shareholder activism 2y ago
Applied to Index Investing and EA 2y ago
Applied to The ESG Alignment Problem 2y ago
Applied to Toward Impact Markets 2y ago