Impact Investments

Global venture investment in impact startups dropped in 2022 after a record high last year amidst a general slowdown in the venture capital market.

I drive to teach the creative use of financial instruments, the creative use of capital, and the alignment of interests to create sustainable business models that are beneficial and intentionally beneficial to the environment and society. Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you started doing impact investment? I started my […]

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.

History of Impact in Japan and SIIF An impact investor survey in Japan reported that the impact investment balance of Japanese organizations reached 1.3 trillion yen in 2021, and the Japanese impact investment market is anticipated to grow along with the development of impact measurement and management (IMM). The first milestone of the impact investment […]

Assurance Framework Lead of SDG Impact Standards explains the new flagship decision-making tool of UNDP toward sustainability and against Impact Washing.

Social investing, merging financial returns with social impact, is growing rapidly. Fintech startups provide credible impact measurement tools, fostering transparency. However, greenwashing poses a challenge, necessitating comprehensive impact data.

First in the Impactful Data Science series by Taylor and Francis, The Impact Challenge defines a toolkit that helps businesses identify an organizational learning curve before developing impact targets.

The future involves fostering partnerships and collaborations to address social and environmental challenges.