Making Impact Investing More Than Just Well-Meaning Capital. Issue 5 (May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Casalini, Francesca; Vecchi, Veronica
• Is Part Of: Business and society. Volume 62:Issue 5(2023)
• Page Start: 911
• Page End: 916
• Publication Date: 2023-05
• Subjects: additionality -- impact investing -- impact-washing -- intentionality -- social and environmental impact; Industries -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Industrial sociology -- Periodicals; Business ethics -- Periodicals; 306.3
• DOI: 10.1177/00076503221112864
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-6503

Abstract

Impact investing is progressively losing focus in ensuring investments really do make a difference; therefore, the growth of the market may not make real social and environmental change. We propose three ways to put the "impact" back into the heart of impact investment.