Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MZHXQGM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 479 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Morgan Simon's innovative investment approach ensures money can serve as a force for good, for everyone."Congressman Keith Ellison, member of the House Financial Services Committee and co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus"Real Impact is a unique and valuable teaching tool. Schwartz, Managing Director of Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation"Over 1,700 asset owners around the world, from pension funds to insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, have become signatories to the UNPRI, as its becomes increasingly clear that social and environmental trends can create financial opportunities. Investors now have the capacity to help solve the world's problems
Over the past seventeen years, Simon has influenced over $150 billion from endowments, families, and foundations. In Real Impact, she teaches us how to get it right, leveraging the world's resources to truly transform the economy. Real Impact is essential reading for anyone seeking real change in the world.. In Real Impact, Simon shares her experience as both investor and activist to offer clear strategies for investors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs alike. Impact investment--the support of social and environmental projects with a financial return--has become a hot topic on the global stage; poised to eclipse traditional aid by ten tim
. A graduate of Swarthmore College, Simon serves as an adjunct professor at Middlebury College's graduate school program. Simon currently co-leads Candide Group, which supports Pi Investments and the Libra Foundation in executing their 100% impact agendas. She has worked with the United Nations in Honduras, in corporate reform with ForestEthics, and in domestic microfinance with the Women's Initiative for Self-Employment. She lives in the Bay Area. Previously