The Little Book of Impact Investing: Aligning Profit and Purpose to Change the W

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Explore the strategies of impact investing that deliver financial gains and positive results for people and the planetIn The Little Book of Impact Investing: Aligning Profit and Purpose to Change the World, veteran investor and author Priya Parrish delivers a timely, inspiring, and practical exploration of an investing discipline that is rapidly taking center stage in contemporary finance. In the book, you'll explore how and why impact investing has become an essential strategy for retail and institutional investors around the world and how it can help you build and manage high-performing portfolios while making a positive difference in the world around you.The author explains the universe of opportunities made available by impact investing by diving deep into both the public and private markets. You'll learn how the discipline is related to modern portfolio theory, diversity considerations, issues of climate change, sustainable investing, and recent controversies about ESG investing.You'll also discover:Where impact investing came from, how it's shaping markets today, and where it's going in the near futureImpact investing goals and how they relate to financial returns and riskThe management tools utilized by leading impact investors to improve performance.An essential resource for retail and institutional investors, The Little Book of Impact Investing is destined to become the gold standard in impact investing reference books for anyone seeking and up-to-date and insightful discussion of one of the most exciting and influential investment disciplines in contemporary finance.

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Priya Parrish is a Partner and the Chief Investment Officer at Impact Engine, an institutional venture capital and private equity investor driving positive impact in economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Strategy and Impact Investor in Residence at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and serves as an adviser to investment firms developing and managing impact investment strategies. Parrish holds a BS fromBabson College and an MBA from the Universityof Chicago Booth School of Business.

Table of Contents

Preface xiPart One A Brief Introduction To Impact Investing 1Chapter One What Is Impact Investing? 3Chapter Two Why Now? The Right Time for Creative Disruption 19Chapter Three Hold On, What About ESG? 31Chapter Four My Journey to Impact Investing 43Chapter Five How Impact Investing Grew Up 53Chapter Six Who Can Be an Impact Investor? 67Chapter Seven Other Roads to the Same Place 79Part Two How to Be An Impact Investor 89Chapter Eight How Impact Can Drive Returns 91Chapter Nine Where Do You Start? Deciding Where Impact Belongs in Your Portfolio 101Chapter Ten Beyond the Label: Identifying Impactful Companies 109Chapter Eleven If You Don't Measure It, Is It Real? 119Chapter Twelve Building Better Businesses: Impact Management 131Chapter Thirteen Stuck in the Mud: When Impact Gets Complicated 143Part Three The Impact Opportunity Set 153Chapter Fourteen Where Can You Find Impact Investments? 155Chapter Fifteen Economic Opportunity 161Chapter Sixteen Health and Wellness 175Chapter Seventeen Environmental Sustainability 189Chapter Eighteen Public Markets 201Chapter Nineteen Social Impact Bonds 211Chapter Twenty Alternative Ownership Structures 217Conclusion 229Notes 235Acknowledgments 249About the Author 253

Details ISBN1394257562 Author Priya Parrish Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781394257560 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Audience General Series Little Books. Big Profits Subtitle Aligning Profit and Purpose to Change the World ISBN-10 1394257562 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Publication Date 2024-10-28 US Release Date 2024-10-28 UK Release Date 2024-10-28 Pages 272 DEWEY 332.678 We've got this

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