Impact Investments

In the impact investment paradigm, social business (SB) emerges as a beacon of hope, a profit-with-purpose-driven model that includes the zero-return (non-dividend) financing approach. It capaciously yields higher social benefits by virtue of its seven operational principles. SB’s impact could be profoundly enhanced by anchoring it with grants, social investment wholesalers, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Sustainable finance principles can be applied in the healthcare industry through impact investments, underscoring how financial investments are strategically used to foster novel and innovative solutions alongside economic growth.

Business impacts are complex, contextual, and dynamic. How far can global sustainability standards measure reality? A new book, Measuring Good Business, examines the limits and future of data in sustainable finance. It proposes more customized, bottom-up numbers that empower stakeholders to better understand impacts.

Naina Batra, CEO of AVPN, joins AIMR to discuss the groundbreaking Asian network’s journey, its role as an ecosystem builder, Asian representation, what venture philanthropy means, and paving the way for tomorrow’s leaders of Asia.

Every year, thousands of impact investments are made, but what are they, what are they designed to accomplish, and what do they achieve? This book will help investors, their financial advisors and their attorneys understand what are impact investments, how to make them, and how to minimize risks.

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.

To maximize positive impact, impact investors need to move from impact measurement to managing for impact, which requires a systemic integration of impact into decision-making on four levels: deal, portfolio, organization and system.

Impact investing is gaining momentum in Japan, backed by governmental initiatives and private sector participation. This article highlights the two critical programs driving this growth and their implications.

Impact investors often need to deal with a complex list of impact metrics. We review different methods of harmonizing the impact metrics by monetization to provide a standardized assessment of sustainable investments.

With the Australian Government recently bringing blended finance into their international development strategy, looking at how impact investment could bring real change in the region is timely.