Course: Impact Investing

Impact measurement and management are integral to making effective impact investments. In this article, Michael Etzel and Mariah Collins from the Bridgespan Group, a leading social impact advisor to nonprofits …

Banco Compartamos is one of Latin America’s leading banking institutions. It has often been quoted as a successful example of a microfinance institution going public, proving that profit can be …

In India, 3.7 million girls are out of school – 42% because of their parents. 47% of girls in grade 5 cannot read a paragraph, 30% of children in grade …

While some impact investments can and do deliver impact alongside risk-adjusted, market-rate financial returns, it is also clear that not all types of impact can be achieved with market-rate returns. …

What are the different approaches that impact investors use to build their investment strategies? Hear from leading impact investors what defines their investment thesis and how to navigate the nuanced …

Investments are traditionally viewed along a spectrum of risk and return, where taking on higher risk usually results in achieving higher return. This article serves two purposes – a) understanding …

The debate has long brewed on whether there is an inherent trade-off for investors between achieving social impact and financial returns. In the video, you will hear leading practitioners reflect …

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Global leaders and policymakers have developed the 17 SDGs with 169 targets to address global challenges such as poverty, …

The Impact Revolution aims to align the minds of investors, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, social organizations, big businesses, governments, and the general public to change the nature of our economic system towards …

In this video, Vikram Gandhi, founder of Asha Impact and a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, will give an overview of impact investing.

In this video, you will hear directly from impact investors and professionals to see what they believe to be the most important skills required in the impact investing sector.

How can we assess the current state of the emerging impact economy and keep track of its progress? What are the key stakeholder groups that participate in building the impact …

In this video, you will hear from a number of different industry leaders. How do you think we take the industry forward?