A Wharton study finds that lower returns for impact investments need no longer be the default assumption.
The United Nations Environment Programme's new study seeks to end the debate on whether fiduciary duty is a legitimate obstacle to greater ESG integration.
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein recently spoke on the importance of incorporating ESG factors in financial reporting. The Volkswagen debacle shows why.
Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change puts forth a vision of an economy that is familiar to the impact investing community.
Analysis by Cambridge Associates and Global Impact Investing Network shows that impact funds give returns similar to funds that only aim for profits.
MIT’s Zeynep Ton has followed up on her Good Jobs Strategy with a simple scoring methodology.
Rick Jacobus of CoMetrics reports his findings on the problem of who should pay for social impact data.
The Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker discusses the evolution of the foundation and its new thinking on using operating support to bolster organizations.
The Global Impact Investing Network offers up their first analysis of 310 impact funds, demonstrating a focus on finance, basic services and employment.
Two articles in the Stanford Social Innovation Review delve into the difficulties of impact investing and why the traditional investment structure remains an obstacle.