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Mainstreaming the Movement: Toniic CEO Stephanie Cohn Rupp discusses the future of impact investing
"Eventually, I think the victory will be when everyone who is investing ... can put their capital into impact," says Toniic CEO Stephanie Cohn Rupp. But can retail investors accurately assess their investments’ social impact? Is it responsible for pensions or IRAs to offer impact options? And which investments should qualify as "impact"? In part two of our Q&A, Cohn Rupp discusses these and other questions.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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NexThought Monday – Can Investing in the Rich Serve the Poor?
Investors are increasingly looking at health care in developing countries as an investable sector instead of one dependent on government or philanthropic subsidy, making it more important to find business models that work to ensure the market dynamics are favorable for investment.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: 4 Ways to Invest With a Conscience
For many people, investing has become more than just a way to make money or plan for long-term financial security.
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In global health, is ‘disruption’ a good thing?
What makes for a sound investment in global health? The answer is more complicated than you might think.
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- Health Care
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- impact investing
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Why ‘Impact Investing’ Is The New Trend In Asian Markets
Michael Douglas' famous words from the 1987 movie Wall Street were 'Greed is good' and this quote has been the mantra for free market pundits and capitalist businessmen ever since.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires
Foundations just make grants, correct? Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector.
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5 myths socially conscious entrepreneurs need to ignore
A series of powerful forces are changing business as we know it. From the speed of communication to information accessibility, all lead to increased transparency and a more global perspective.
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Beyond the Aid Debate: Getting smarter about how markets and charity work together is job one for those working in development
"It is time we break through the false dichotomies between for-profit and nonprofit and dive into more realistic issues like how to blend two approaches, how one approach can support the other and where tensions between the two approaches exist," says Blair Miller, vice president of the Millennium Development Goals Health Alliance.
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- Environment, Health Care
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