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Why won’t corporations invest in socially conscious startups?
Though social impact investing is a growing asset class, corporations aren't buying into the promise of sustainability – yet.
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- Impact Assessment
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“Charge the world, change the world.”
The campaign is on behalf of Schneider Electric, a French company with operations in more than 100 countries including the United States.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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Bangladesh’s top MFIs widen areas of operation in the social sector
Top microfinance institutions (MFIs), besides their prime focus on microcredit, have widened their areas of services in various social sectors like education, health, agriculture and disaster management
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
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- microfinance
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Big Investors and the Young Nudge Morgan Stanley Toward Sustainable Investing
Some of the biggest names in institutional finance are starting to bank on sustainability. Morgan Stanley this month announced a five-year goal of $10 billion in client assets for its “investing with impact” program, which offers investors a range of products targeting social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Impact Investment Performance: Tiptoeing Toward Transparency
The recent release of details about the performance of several impact investment portfolios and funds is another step toward answering the question more and more investors are asking: Is impact a boost -- or a bust -- in terms of financial returns?
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, research
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Socially Responsible Funds: Should You Bother?
On paper, socially responsible funds sound fantastic. You pick a cause, and fund managers funnel your money into companies that further that cause. Everybody wins.Yet while socially responsible funds may help idealistic investors sleep better at night, shareholders may not be getting their money's worth.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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5 reasons impact investing is not for you
Seemingly simple and beneficial to all, impact investing is far more than simple philanthropy
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing