Global Handbook of Impact Investing : Solving Global Problems Via Smarter Capital Markets Towards a More Sustainable Society

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Impact Investing: Innovation or Rebranding? -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Impact Investing: Clarifying the Concept -- The History of Impact Investing: The Birth of a New Term -- Challenging a Bifurcated System: Positive Impacts and Returns -- Types of Impact Investing: Financial-First versus Impact-First -- Impact Investing and Similar Practices: Where Do the Differences Lie? -- Impact Investing: A Response to a Changing Investment Environment -- Twenty‐First Century Investing: Features of the New Investment Environment -- Changing Demographics: Investment Practices Among Millennials -- A Nascent Industry: Upward Trends and Institutionalization -- A Global, Multibillion-Dollar Market -- Mechanisms for Institutionalization -- Key Features of Impact Investing -- A Sense of Community: The Impact Investing Culture -- Compatibility with Existing Models and Practices: Portfolios, Industry Standards, and Investment Priorities -- Flexible Investing for Broad Investor Interests and Needs -- Refining the "Good" Return: Financial and Social Considerations -- Helping Investors "Walk the Walk": Aligning Mission, Values, and Investments -- A Prudent Entrepreneurial Spirit: Experimentation and Mitigating Risks -- Impact Investing: Leverage for Development? -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Investing for Impact: Socially Motivated Investors and Externalities -- Introduction -- A Conceptual Framework for Socially Motivated Investment Behavior -- Typology of Socially Motivated Investors -- Value Alignment -- Value Commitment -- Impact Investing -- Conclusion -- Disclaimer -- References.