Achieving Goals with Impact Investing

Impact investing and the increasing demand by investors who screen investments for tangible benefits for society and the environment has changed the way the world invests. This seminar, therefore, focuses on how to achieve goals through impact investing. The belief is that everyone can be an impact investor that is why there is a strong belief that even investors who are not impact investors can make an impact through their portfolios. Based on this belief, the key takeaway will be how to proactively target and incorporate the goals at various stages of the investment cycle thus making the goals the central focus. Other takeaways will include how to establish portfolios based on the impact goals and how the portfolio selection influences the impact story of every portfolio. The audience will get a sense of approaches that can be adapted to deploy increasing amounts of capital to high-impact projects that address critical societal challenges. Strategies that demonstrate a focus on enterprise development and socio-economic development will also be discussed. The conversation will also elaborate on some of the impact management approaches (metrics and key performance indicators) notably adopted by investors. In conclusion, methods for impact reporting and accountability will be reviewed.