Impact investing at a crossroads: a pathway forward

By:

Forrer, John J

Contributor(s):

Gray, Terry R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Routledge New York 2025Description: vii, 163 pISBN:

9781032233642

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

332.67 FOR

Summary: There is no questioning the enthusiasm that welcomed impact investing as an alternative approach to making investments: Take account of both financial returns and the social and environmental impacts. But there is no denying that the approach has fallen well short of expectations. Impact investing has shown great promise as a major transformational investment paradigm, but in practice under-performing woefully and its prospects are dimming: It comprises less than 1% of the world’s equity investments, and too many claims of success are more about marketing and reputational value than hard evidence of positive social impacts. Drawing on over a decade of hands-on experience, this book presents a unique combination of a how-to guide and a reimagining – new models, frameworks, techniques, and tools – of what impact investing could be and could accomplish. It points to a new direction for future impact investments: achieve higher financial returns, more positive social and environmental impacts, and lower risks than conventional investments. Readers will learn what actions should be taken at each stage of impact investing, and which models, analytic frameworks, and techniques to use – and how to use them – for optimal results. This book offers a step-by-step guide to how impact investing can achieve its promise of transforming global investments into a powerful positive force for change. It is an inspiring and comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to understand how impact investing works and how it can be done better, from professionals at foundations, international NGOs, consulting firms, and government agencies, to students of finance, public policy, ESG, sustainability and international development. (https://www.routledge.com/Impact-Investing-at-a-Crossroads-A-Pathway-Forward/Forrer-Gray/p/book/9781032233642)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Finance & Accounting	332.67 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008333

Table of contents:
1. Impact Investing: What’s the Big Idea? 2. Opportunities and Challenges for Impact Investors 3. Lessons Learned 4. Reimaging Impact Investing 5. I3 Approach Model and Framework 6. I3 Tools and Techniques 7. Ideation Phase 8. Scoping Phase 9. Feasibility Stage 10. Cash Flow, Environmental, and Gender Assessments 11. Integrated Analysis Framework - Investment Criteria and Risk Management 12. Measurement, Management, and Appraisal 13. Creating a Nurturing I3 Ecosystem

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There is no questioning the enthusiasm that welcomed impact investing as an alternative approach to making investments: Take account of both financial returns and the social and environmental impacts. But there is no denying that the approach has fallen well short of expectations.

Impact investing has shown great promise as a major transformational investment paradigm, but in practice under-performing woefully and its prospects are dimming: It comprises less than 1% of the world’s equity investments, and too many claims of success are more about marketing and reputational value than hard evidence of positive social impacts. Drawing on over a decade of hands-on experience, this book presents a unique combination of a how-to guide and a reimagining – new models, frameworks, techniques, and tools – of what impact investing could be and could accomplish. It points to a new direction for future impact investments: achieve higher financial returns, more positive social and environmental impacts, and lower risks than conventional investments. Readers will learn what actions should be taken at each stage of impact investing, and which models, analytic frameworks, and techniques to use – and how to use them – for optimal results.

This book offers a step-by-step guide to how impact investing can achieve its promise of transforming global investments into a powerful positive force for change. It is an inspiring and comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to understand how impact investing works and how it can be done better, from professionals at foundations, international NGOs, consulting firms, and government agencies, to students of finance, public policy, ESG, sustainability and international development.

(https://www.routledge.com/Impact-Investing-at-a-Crossroads-A-Pathway-Forward/Forrer-Gray/p/book/9781032233642)

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