Title: Investing with impact : why finance is a force for good /
Authors: Balkin, Jeremy K.
Year: 2015
Subjects: Finance; Financial services industry; Investments; Finance Moral and ethical aspects.; Financial services industry Moral and ethical aspects.; Investments Moral and ethical aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Finance.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development Sustainable Development.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Investments & Securities.; Finance; Finance Moral and ethical aspects; Financial services industry; Financial services industry Moral and ethical aspects; Investments; Investments Moral and ethical aspects
Abstract: "Investing with Impact: Why Finance Is a Force for Good outlines the roadmap to reinvigorating a skeptical public and demoralized financial services industry by making the case that, contrary to popular misconception, finance is not the cause of the world's problems; in fact, it can provide the solution. Author Jeremy Balkin presents the case that the finance industry can improve the state of the world by positively influencing the allocation of capital. Investing With Impact explains the methodology of Balkin's 6 E Paradigm, opening the toolbox to this revolutionary framework for the first time. In so doing, Balkin expands the impact investment universe, enabling mainstream capital to flow where opportunities generate positive investment returns and have demonstrable social impact. Described by the Huffington Post as the "Anti-Wolf of Wall Street," Balkin is challenging the status quo on Wall Street by leading the intellectual debate embracing the $1 trillion frontier impact investment market opportunity. The book demonstrates conclusively that, if we can change the culture in finance, we can change the world for the better."--
Contents: The blame game -- Consequences of the crisis -- Reimagining prosperity -- Investing with impact -- The case for impact: 6E paradigm -- Finance as a force for good -- Conclusion : We the people.