内容简介
Aground-breakingbookonthetransformativepowerofimpactinvestingThisisthefirstbooktochartthecatalyticpathofthisnewindustry,explaininghowitisandcanbeapositivedisruptiveforce.Itshowshowimpactinvestingisatransformationalvehiclefordelivering"blendedvalue"throughouttheinvestmentspectrum,givingasinglenametoasetofactivitiespreviouslysiloedinenclaves,revealinghowtheyarelinkedwithinwhatisbecominganewfieldofinvesting.Writtenbytwoleadersinthegrowingfieldofimpactinvesting,thebookdefinesthisemergingindustryforparticipantsonallsidesofthefundingequation(investors,fundersandsocialentrepreneurs).FilledwithillustrativeexamplesofimpactinvestingsuccessstoriesRevealshowthefieldcanexpandinordertoaddressthemostcriticalsocialandenvironmentalissuesofourdayExploresthewide-rangingapplicationsofimpactinvestingaswellasentrepreneurialopportunitiesTheauthorsdonottakeanormativeapproachtoarguehowinvestorsshouldbehavelikeaninvestmentguidemightbutshowhowentrepreneurialpeopleandinstitutionsarealreadyofferinganintegratedalternative.
作者简介
AntonyBugg-LevinedesignedandleadstheRockefellerFoundation'simpactinvestinginitiative.Heconvenedthe2007meetingthatcoinedthephraseimpactinvestingandistheboardchairoftheGlobalImpactInvestingNetwork.HealsoteachesatColumbiaBusinessSchool.AnativeofSouthAfricaheservedinthelate1990sastheactingcommunicationsdirectorattheSouthAfricanHumanRightsCommission.JedEmerson,originatorofthetermblendedvalue,isexecutivevicepresidentofImpactAssets,aseniorfellowwithHeidelbergUniversity'sCenteronSocialInvesting,andasenioradvisortotheSterlingGroup(HongKong).HewasfoundingdirectorofREDF,afoundingboardmemberofPacificCommunityVentures,andfoundingdirectorofLarkinStreetServices.