{"product_id":"impact-investing-at-a-crossroads-john-j-forrer-9781032233659","title":"Impact Investing at a Crossroads: A Pathway Forward","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpact 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John J. Forrer, Terry R. Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032233656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032233659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"John J. Forrer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46110872764671,"sku":"9781032233659","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2674923b-918f-4ec2-9801-4f5b738ed0d9.jpg?v=1725470015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/impact-investing-at-a-crossroads-john-j-forrer-9781032233659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}