Impact

This article delves into the potential of existing impact investment initiatives and case studies to identify key opportunities, challenges, and best practices. The aim is to leverage impact investment to not only support sustainable agricultural practices but also to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and mitigate the environmental impacts of conventional farming methods. By highlighting the positive changes that impact investment can drive, we aim to inspire a sense of hope and optimism for the future of sustainable agriculture in Vietnam.

This article proposes a pathway toward achieving a balance between addressing social issues and enhancing corporate value, ultimately fostering a return to corporate and industrial competitiveness and driving economic growth.

Indonesian universities are leveraging SDG Centers to integrate sustainability leadership into their educational and operational frameworks, addressing local and global challenges.

Defining the impact of an investment at the outset, measuring it, and having accountability for it improve outcomes for every unit of capital deployed. The author draws on recent research for the London School of Economics to describe case studies from the UK and emerging markets demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.

The Gender Smart Nexus platform aids organizations in evaluating and enhancing gender inclusion. The report shows that while many enterprises recognize the importance of gender inclusion, there is substantial room for greater organizational transformation.

Impact Frontiers is a non-profit field-building organization focused on impact management. Impact-financial integration is a norm stewarded by Impact Frontiers, and can help investors address impact and financial considerations in their decision-making.

Standard Conversion points out the future direction of improvements in current impact measurement approaches.

Editor of Generation Impact highlights important themes of the book, elucidating the imperative of impact management and impact accounting for an equitable and sustainable future.

An analysis of the marketization and commodification of ‘Social Value’ within third-sector organizations, in the case of SIBs and SROI.

See how a local sustainable project helps an aging region in Japan thrive and their social value report by use of SROI.