Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet

ISBN-13: 9781032314242 / Twarda / 2023 / 192 str.

USA) Pena Michele A. (both at EcoEnterprises Fund

Opis

Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet guides investors in supporting entrepreneurs to scale business models which maximize positive impact outcomes, including climate and nature-based solutions. 

 

Spis treści

Chapter I: Introduction: Two Decades of Monumental Shifts. 

1.1 Impact investing: how the field has evolved with mainstream adoption. 

What is impact investment?. 

An ecosystem on the rise. 

New managers, larger funds. 

Deepening dynamism.. 

The beauty of standardization for the field. 

1.2 EcoEnterprises Fund’s story parallels the rise of impact investing. 

Learning a shared language. 

Same investment thesis, broadening impact investing field.

Reflections. 

Chapter II: Evolution of EcoEnterprises Fund: From Proof to Convention. 

2.1 Finding our way and scaling in a distinctive investment niche. 

2.2 Another first: a women-owned and managed impact fund. 

2.3 Strengthening our institutional capacity. 

2.4 A proven concept with lasting lessons-learned.

Addressing the void in the market and adapting to change. 

Partnerships: a common thread through it all 

Chapter III: Nature-based Solutions: Path to a Sustainable Future. 

3.1 Theory of change sets the stage. 

3.2 Natural capital as a guiding force for a just transition. 

Community partnerships. 

Resiliency in sustainable supply chains. 

3.3 Biodiversity, climate, and social equity are foundational elements. 

Pivotal role women play. 

The time is now for nature-based solutions, particularly forest systems. 

Ecosystem service markets. 

Investing in regeneration. 

Investing in blue food innovation. 

Investing in ecotourism.. 

Investing in emerging opportunities. 

Chapter IV: Management of a Portfolio at Scale. 

4.1 Staying true to our mission: attributes of the deal

4.2 Working the channels and building a pipeline. 82

Generating deal flow.. 

Cultivating the pipeline. 

4.3 Leaning into the investment process. 

Overview of environmental and social management 

Investment screening. 

Due diligence. 

Nailing down the terms and legal takeaways. 

Investment Committee and post-investment management 

4.4 Long-term partnerships: the art in crafting them.. 

A legacy deal 

An exemplary business model that makes EcoEnterprises Fund’s case. 

A relationship that produced two deals across two portfolios. 

The company that did not know it was an impact business. 

Chapter V: Catalyzing Enduring Sustainable Businesses. 

5.1 Bespoke capacity building and a strategy of pro-active engagement 

Defining technical assistance. 

Progression of portfolio support 

Deep dive: talent management 

5.2 Environmental and social impact: measurement, risk management, and value creation. 

Management and mitigation of risks. 

The thorny, advancing field of impact measurement 

20+ years of impact generation. 

5.3 Turnarounds: preserving value through comprehensive business interventions. 

Portfolio resilience: confronting a pandemic. 

5.4 Responsible exits and maintaining impact proposition. 

Tactics for favorable exits.

Responsible exits for positive lasting change. 

Chapter VI. Impact Investing for the Next Generation. 

6.1 Good for business, good for the planet: returns and the case for impact investing  

Solutions-driven portfolio. 

A dual approach. 

Financial return considerations. 

Impact return considerations. 

Transforming the long game. 

6.2 Portfolio for the Planet redux. 

Index

O autorze

Tammy Newmark, a leader in the impact investing field for 30 years, serves as CEO and Managing Partner of EcoEnterprises Fund. Newmark has an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Michele Pena, COO and Managing Partner of EcoEnterprises Fund, has been part of the executive team since its launch. Pena has an MA from American University in Washington, DC.