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What is Impact Investing

Chapter 6
Harmonizing Global Efforts in Meeting Sustainable Development Goals
Invests in projects tackling environmental & social issues while aiming for financial returns.
Published in Chapter:
Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
Siriyama Kanthi Herath (Clark Atlanta University, USA), Laksitha Maheshi Herath (New York University, USA), and Marlissa Jones Phillips (Clark Atlanta University, USA)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2758-6.ch006
Abstract
This chapter discusses public-private partnerships (PPPs) and the role they play in sustainability development. It emphasizes the PPP's role in speeding up sustainable development using good governance, active participation across all stakeholder groups, and fulfilling legal and sector-specific standards and requirements. It offers a viewpoint on PPPs as crucial collaborative tools that promote sustainable development while encouraging the preservation of good governance, active stakeholder engagement, and adherence to ethical standards to guarantee their success. The contributions of PPPs to SDGs fulfillment are analyzed by secondary literature review and real case examples.
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Chapter 7
Financing Social Enterprises: A Systematic Approach
Investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Published in Chapter: Financing Social Enterprises: A Systematic Approach; From: Handbook of Research on Value Creation for Small and Micro Social Enterprises
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Exploring Philanthropic Foundations' Motivations and Managerial Model of Strategic Change from Grant-Making to Impact Investing
Direct investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. The investment can be made in the form of loans, equity, debts, cash and cash equivalents.
Published in Chapter: Exploring Philanthropic Foundations' Motivations and Managerial Model of Strategic Change from Grant-Making to Impact Investing; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Business Models and Managerial Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
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Chapter 9
The Market for Socially Responsible Investments: A Review and Evaluation
This category of SRI refers to the provision of investment capital to businesses, non-profit organizations, and funds with the underlying intention to generate a measurable, social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Published in Chapter: The Market for Socially Responsible Investments: A Review and Evaluation; From: CSR and Socially Responsible Investing Strategies in Transitioning and Emerging Economies
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