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Women Changing FinanceE11 - Yijing Wang, Founding Partner at 2060 AdvisoryIn this episode of Women Changing Finance, Yijing Wang, founding partner of 2060 Advisory, a pioneering impact investing firm based in Shanghai, explains how China’s social and environmental entrepreneurs are building new solutions. We explore what’s happening on the ground in China: artisan cooperatives that support vulnerable women, inclusive tech startups, and climate ventures creating low-carbon concrete and plastic alternatives. These are powerful innovations, yet many global investors overlook China’s potential in solving urgent global challenges. Yijing shares what it means to work in this gap: building trust between local changemakers and capital providers, navigating a fragmented fundin...2025-06-1150 min
ESG Talk Podcast#107 Christin ter Braak-Forstinger: Impact Investing – Rendite mit Verantwortung verbinden.In dieser ESG-Talk-Folge spricht Stella Ureta Dombrowsky mit Christine Ter Bragg-Forstinger, CEO von G-Impact Capital, über die Bedeutung und die Zukunft von Impact Investing. Was unterscheidet wirkungsorientiertes Investieren von klassischem nachhaltigem Investieren? Wie wichtig ist die Intention hinter einer Investition? Und wie lassen sich Wirkung und Rendite sinnvoll miteinander verbinden?
Christine bringt nicht nur umfassendes Fachwissen mit, sondern auch eine klare Haltung: Impact Investing bedeutet, Kapital gezielt dort einzusetzen, wo es echten, messbaren Unterschied macht – sozial, ökologisch und wirtschaftlich. Sie erklärt, warum echte Impact Investments vor allem im Private Market zu finden sind, welche Rolle ESG-Kriterien, Gende...2025-04-2253 min
大企業小員工#61 [專題專訪] 影響力投資101：基本概念這次是專題專訪系列「影響力投資101：基本概念」，之前我們在最早的專題專訪曾經訪問我跟Chester的前老闆Ray活水影響力投資開發總經理，同時也擔任台灣影響力投資協會 tiia副理事長，我後來就參加2024年10月16日在政治大學公企中心舉辦的2024台灣影響力投資國際論壇，不過因為論壇分享內容算是比較進階，所以今天這集先跟大家分享影響力投資的一些基本觀念，下一集再跟大家分享我參加論壇聽到的內容摘要。今天主要分成幾段，希望今天聽完大家都能夠更了解什麼是影響力投資。什麼是影響力投資：定義、投資光譜分布、投資目標範圍、核心價值、市場增長影響力投資的運作模式：設定投資目標、資產配置策略、項目篩選與盡職調查、監測與回報影響力投資的衡量標準：衡量影響力的框架、量化影響的主要指標、挑戰與應對、技術與工具的應用影響力投資的挑戰與解決方案：資本與回報的平衡、影響力的量化困難、風險管理、缺乏統一的生態系統影響力投資的主要參與者角色與貢獻：投資者、企業、政府與政策制定者、評估機構與第三方建立可持續的影響力投資生態系統：政策與法規的支持、教育與意識提升、資金流動與市場連結 影響力投資近年來開始成為顯學，但是還是比較新的觀念。今天分享關於影響力投資的重要觀念：影響力投資定義、運作方式、衡量標準、挑戰跟解決方案、主要參與者角色與貢獻、生態系統。也希望大企業小員工聽完以後能夠對影響力投資有更進一步的認識，只要能夠在投資標的跟衡量回報的長期性跟外部性有所調整，也歡迎有志之士投入影響力投資領域，大家也可以透過間接投資的方式支持影響力投資。就像英國的新員工加入公司的時候，可以勾選退休金pension fund是要有影響力還是一般的，去年三分之二的英國新員工都勾選影響力投資，就是看好退休金是長期投資性質，我們之前也提到其實影響力投資長期可以賺更多，祝福大家都能夠透過影響力投資，早日達到財務安全與心靈平和。 參考 1.影響力管理和投資網絡Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) https://thegiin.org/ 2.影響力報告與投資標準Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS+) 系統 https://iris.thegiin.org/ 3.大企業小員工 #13 [專題專訪] 活水影響力投資基金陳一強創辦人 談社會企業是慈善？影響力投資是捐贈？ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Eh7gyKz0v4voiV8jnU3OE Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/13-%E5%B0%88%E9%A1%8C%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA-%E6%B4%BB%E6%B0%B4%E5%BD%B1%E9%9F%BF%E5%8A%9B%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87%E5%9F%BA%E9%87%91%E9%99%B3%E4%B8%80%E5%BC%B7%E5%89%B5%E8%BE%A6%E4%BA%BA-%E8%AB%87%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E6%98%AF%E6%85%88%E5%96%84-%E5%BD%B1%E9%9F%BF%E5%8A%9B%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87%E6%98%AF%E6%8D%90%E8%B4%88/id1714578939?i=1000641912647 4.大企業小員工 #53 [財務自由] ESG投資，做好事也可以賺大錢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oDEuZroVvZ2u21rEargx8 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/53-%E8%B2%A1%E5%8B%99%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1-esg%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87-%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%BD%E4%BA%8B%E4%B9%9F%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E8%B3%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%8C%A2/id1714578939?i=1000677274651 主持人： Eugene (尤金) & Chester (切哥) 如果您喜歡我們的節目，歡迎到 Apple Podcast 給我們五星評價，並且介紹給您的同事、親戚、朋友，或任何您覺得有需要的人，並留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法: https://open.firstory.me/user/cloe6sw0606x501tn1s0f1q1r/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting2025-01-2736 min
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability ShowSocial Sustainability within Social EntrepreneurshipWelcome to Season 3 of the Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Show! This season features insightful episodes and inspiring guests exploring social entrepreneurship and sustainability. In this episode, Dr Faiz will discuss social sustainability and its role in social entrepreneurship. This episode will examine key elements like community engagement and equity, with examples from Solar Sister and the Homeless Garden Project. Dr Faiz will address challenges faced by social entrepreneurs, such as limited resources and community resistance, and offer practical solutions. Learn from successful enterprises like Selco India and Toby's Estate Coffee. Finally, the show will provide tips fo...2024-08-0130 min
The Generosity NOW PodcastFaith-Driven Impact: with Tim MacreadyEric and Laurie are joined by Tim Macready for a conversation about faith-aligned investing. Tim shares his journey from managing a billion-dollar pension fund in Australia to establishing Brightlight in the US, aiming to bridge the gap between investors' values and their portfolios. We explore the challenges and rewards of integrating faith with financial strategy, and how Tim's work is paving the way for a new era of impact investing. Join us to discover how values-driven investment can make a global impact.
About Tim
As Head of Global Multi-Asset Investing, Tim works with faith-based and v...2024-06-2735 minThe Generosity NOW PodcastFaith-Driven Impact: with Tim MacreadyEric and Laurie are joined by Tim Macready for a conversation about faith-aligned investing. Tim shares his journey from managing a billion-dollar pension fund in Australia to establishing Brightlight in the US, aiming to bridge the gap between investors' values and their portfolios. We explore the challenges and rewards of integrating faith with financial strategy, and how Tim's work is paving the way for a new era of impact investing. Join us to discover how values-driven investment can make a global impact.
About Tim
As Head of Global Multi-Asset Investing, Tim works with faith-based and v...2024-06-2735 min
The Purpose PodAlessia Gianoncelli of Impact Europe on designing knowledge transfer to maximise impact"Everyone in Impact is open to sharing failures as well as successes"In an impact ecosystem in which thousands are scrambling for attention and the volume of must-read sources is seemingly endless, how can you cut through the noise and select, structure and transfer impact knowledge in the most beneficial ways for all? Join Alessia Gianoncelli, Director of Knowledge and Programs at Impact Europe - the Investing for Impact network - and voted one of the top 100 women in Social Enterprise 2023, as she talks this through, as well as:- How to structure...2024-06-1823 min
The Purpose PodVasileios Bontzorlos of Tyto on Barn Owls as a perfect agricultural nature based solution"We can help the land, so the land can help us"How to solve the problem of rodent infestations costing farmers in Thessaly, the breadbasket of Greece, more than EU100m each year, while mitigating overuse of rodenticides that harm biodiversity, ecology and human health? With the perfect nature-based solution, of course… Spend some time in the home and in the fields at dusk with agricultural ecosystem expert Vasileios Bontzorlos to hear all about Tyto, the company that expertly researches, fosters and manages communities of wild barn owls across 100s of kilometres of...2024-05-3047 min
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參考資料:
https://www.charities.gov.sg/Pages/Charities-and-IPCs/CTA_CGA/Awardees2023.aspx#
https://cf.org.sg/
https://www.giving.sg/home
https://opinion.cw.com.tw/blog/profile/528/article/11574
https://www.foodfromtheheart.sg/in-kind-donations
https://thegiin.org/impact-investing/need-to-know/
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The Purpose PodMelina Taprantzi, Founder of Wise Greece on circular food innovation to scale impact from individuals to ecosystem“We always provide food supplies that we would give to our children”In 2013, in the depths of the financial crisis, when Melina Taprantzi visited a regional social grocery supplying food for the unemployed, the only thing that was available on the shelves was razor blades. This stark reality was a turning point for Melina, who has since focussed her energies on building Wise Greece into a uniquely circular Social Enterprise that now supports over 100 small Greek farmers and food producers to grow and export 2500 food products - including award winning innovations such as sal...2024-05-0146 min
The Purpose PodKrisztina Tora of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) on building Impact Economies“The paradigm shift embodied in the impact investment community is from Egosystem to Ecosystem” Why should we be building Impact Economies across the world? And how can it be done? This is the mission of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG). Spearheaded by Sir Ronald Cohen, GSG are already enabling impact capacity building by establishing and supporting national impact advisory boards across 75 countries, including with our colleagues at the Hellenic Impact Investing Network (HIIN), here in Greece. With a goal to harness influence, stimulate innovation and fos...2024-04-1134 min
The Purpose PodStefanos Kamperis of Staramaki on Nature Based Solutions & building resilient social economies"I've realised that being close to nature gives you a different understanding of what growth is, of what a meaningful life may be."Is it possible to tackle climate change and soil-degeneration with a nature-based solution while at the same time building a resilient social economy for an existing remote community and for those that migrate there? Yes.Staramaki is a Social Cooperative Enterprise based in Kilkis Greece, which produces straws from the stems of wheat as an alternative to plastic straws which, despite the ban, are still omnipresent and fo...2024-02-2933 min
The Purpose PodÅsa Skogström Feldt of Ikea Social Entrepreneurship on supporting social entrepreneurs, circularity, theory of change, IMM & purposeful careers"There is this bridge between philanthropy and business that cannot be filled by foundations"Since 2012, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship has partnered with and supported social entrepreneurs to create a positive impact for vulnerable and marginalised groups around the world.Join Åsa Skogström Feldt for a wide ranging conversation including how Ikea SE optimise various approaches to supporting social entrepreneurs to become financially sustainable, how to implement a systems change approach to circularity from global conglomerate perspective, the importance of Theory of Change, using qualitative approaches for Impact Measurement & Management, careers advice, the key to...2024-02-1428 minThe Generosity NOW PodcastFaith-Driven Impact: with Tim MacreadyOn this weeks episode, Eric and Laurie are joined by Tim Macready for a conversation about faith-aligned investing. Tim shares his journey from managing a billion-dollar pension fund in Australia to establishing Brightlight in the US, aiming to bridge the gap between investors' values and their portfolios. We explore the challenges and rewards of integrating faith with financial strategy, and how Tim's work is paving the way for a new era of impact investing. Join us to discover how values-driven investment can make a global impact.
About Tim
As Head of Global Multi-Asset Investing, Tim w...2024-02-0135 minThe Generosity NOW PodcastFaith-Driven Impact: with Tim MacreadyOn this weeks episode, Eric and Laurie are joined by Tim Macready for a conversation about faith-aligned investing. Tim shares his journey from managing a billion-dollar pension fund in Australia to establishing Brightlight in the US, aiming to bridge the gap between investors' values and their portfolios. We explore the challenges and rewards of integrating faith with financial strategy, and how Tim's work is paving the way for a new era of impact investing. Join us to discover how values-driven investment can make a global impact.
About Tim
As Head of Global Multi-Asset Investing, Tim w...2024-02-0135 min
Being InvestedEp7: Robin Hindle Fisher: Investor-turned-leader who's all about people, courage and impactWelcome back to Being Invested, where we explore the personal stories of the people who make the markets. Today’s episode with my brilliant guest Robin Hindle Fisher packs a punch: it’s a story about the power of self-belief and tenacity, bold lifelong learning and reinvention, and how great investment firms need leaders who know how to invest, and how to lead. I have known Robin since he became the Non-Executive Chair of Big Society Capital last year. He brings to his leadership the lived experience of social inequality, having been born with disabilities caused by the drug Thal...2023-10-031h 02
ROI of DEI89 What is not measurable, traceable and auditable is greenwashing with guest Pablo VerraThis episode is about measuring Sustainability Impact.
We covered topics
- Your defination of impact investing
- Current challanges around Sustainable finance.
- Example of a sustainability strategy
- Why is Carbon Credits is only a mitigation tool?
- What is measurable?
- What is traceable?
- What is auditable?
- Role of a ESG Scorecard
- Message to the new generation
- Is sharing a scorecard an indicator that scorecard is working as...2023-08-0330 min
ROI of DEI48 Gender smart investing to create impact with Mabinty A. Koroma-MooreFounder and CEO at Legacy Impact Venture Enterprises Africa
This episode is about Gender data in impact investments.
We covered topics like:
- Investments Trends in gender smart investing.
- Missing Gender data
- Metric selection and strategy
- Leading industry tools
- Gender lens that the researcher should consider
- Impact of technology
- pioneers advancing in impact investing
Important Links:
Guest's LinkedIn Profile...2022-10-2032 min
The Soilify PodcastVenture-ing Into New FieldsThere are billions of dollars flowing into ecosystem restoration globally. But what makes it move? Sheeba Sen and Pradyot Porwal, who run Hasten Ventures, tell us exactly that. Listen in for a conversation that covers the global carbon markets, philanthropic funding and commercial capital.
Shownotes:
Hasten Ventures: https://www.hasten.ventures/home
The Iris+ Guidelines: https://iris.thegiin.org/
A Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance, OECD: https://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/biodiversity/report-a-comprehensive-overview-of-global-biodiversity-finance.pdf
Music: This Science by Coma-Media2022-06-0616 min
World of Work podcasts by the ILOSocial Finance Podcast - Episode 4 - Pushing the frontier: impact investing for decent workThis is the fourth episode of the ILO’s Social Finance Podcast on financial inclusion, impact insurance and sustainable investing. The podcast brings you insights from around the world, highlighting how financial services contribute to social and economic development.
In this episode, we look at why and how impact investors are promoting employment as an impact theme. Lisa Morgan, Technical Specialist at the ILO, speaks with Amit Bouri, founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investment Network (the GIIN) and Patricia Richter, Senior Technical Officer at the ILO. They talk about the fundamental role that decent work and quality jobs pl...2021-12-0824 min
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeThe Essence of Capital: Scaling Impact and LegacyGuest Bio:Audrey Selian currently serves as Director of the Artha Initiative associated with Rianta Capital Zurich and is a team member/advisor to the Halloran Philanthropies. She has been active in the impact investing sector since 2006, and is founder of ArthaPlatform.com, an online impact investment platform that is designed to tackle the economics of due diligence around high impact, small scale SMEs/SGBs. She has also been a wanna-be techie since 1997. She completed her PhD in technology policy and development and has been thinking about how to intertwine the two ever since. She is passionate about b...2021-11-121h 06
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeImpact The Right Way: No Green WashingGuest bioMarie Puaux is Head of Impact Management at Bamboo Capital Partners. She is passionate about social innovation and helping organizations improve their impact. Prior to joining Bamboo, she worked in Corporate Social Responsibility within two multinational companies in France and in the U.S. She also worked in Sustainability Consulting, supporting companies in the design of strategies and projects related to social & environmental sustainability, and in Microfinance with an international NGO in France and an MFI in India.Marie holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from ESSEC Business School, where she majored in Social Entrepreneurship. Her m...2021-10-271h 00
GreenfluenceS1 EP2 Shane Nichols | Good Return and Investing with Impact | Microfinance & Macro ImpactWe speak to Shane Nichols, the CEO of Good Return. You will learn about the power of microfinance loans in making a macro impact and eradicating poverty [14:00]. Shane also discusses a vision for an inclusive financial system [22:00] and how to invest with the purpose of making an impact [34:00].
Meet Shane Nichols
Good Return is a non-profit which works to break the cycle of poverty through access to responsible finance. Shane's experience in microfinance and enterprise development spans two decades, having worked with dozens of financial service providers and social enterprises across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to...2021-10-1246 min
Small business, Big impactRaising your game and credibility with B CorpJimmy Bayssari is Founder & Head of Product & Risk at Project Everest Ventures and Certified B Corp Consultant. This interview was held in the Grow With Purpose in 2021 event, part of the National Sustainable Living Festival 2021. Day 2, interview 6. Recorded 9 February, 2021.Topics: Background and passion for social enterprise Project Everest business model Validating ideas through community engagement B Corp Certification model Impact measurement B Corp Certification process Savvy consumers demanding robust certification Audience questions - common pitfalls, policy documentation Top piece of advice for small businessResources mentioned: B Impact Assessment (BIA) - https://bimpactassessment.net/ I...2021-10-0645 min
10 Things You Should Know about Stakeholder CapitalismThe State of the MovementOriginally released on November 8, 2020, Episode 9 departs from the format of the other episodes in the series to discuss the state of the movement for stakeholder capitalism, and the systems that will need to be addressed to accelerate progress. Jay Jakub from Episode 1, Raj Sisodia from Episode 2 and Bob Chapman from Episode 5 return to share their perspectives.Episode 9 is also a reveal of sorts in which Amanda and Nathan pull back the curtain on the structure of the podcast, revealing a comprehensive and ambitious definition for Stakeholder Capitalism.LET’S EMBED THE PODCAST UP HERE THIS TI...2020-11-0700 min
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeBen Constable Maxwell of M&G Investments: Redesigning Capitalism With PurposeBen Constable-Maxwell is Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at M&G Investments, leading the strategy on impact investing as well as covering sustainability issues such as climate change and the circular economy. He has been central to the development of ESG integration within M&G’s investment processes and has supported the development of ESG solutions for clients across asset classes. Ben plays an active industry role as a member of various sustainable and impact investment initiatives, interacting with companies, policymakers, NGOs and other investors. He is a Trustee at Firefly International youth organisation, which provides educational and mental heal...2020-10-1551 min
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeJason Mitchell of Man Group - A Sea Change In Responsible InvestingJason Mitchell is Co-Head of Responsible Investment for Man Group plc. He is responsible for directing the development of impact, thematic and norms-based investment strategies as well as the broader integration of ESG criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Jason also acts as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. He co-chairs Man Group’s Stewardship & Active Ownership Committee. He speaks and writes widely on social and environmental issues, most recently in the FT and London Review of Books.He also hosts ‘A Sustainable Future’, an award-winning podcas...2020-07-121h 09
מהומת הסטארט אפ Startup mayhem Podcastפרק 9: תיאוריה לשינויבכל פרק אנחנו מציגות כלים שנולדו בעולם העסקי ויכולים לשמש, בהתאמות הנחוצות, כמעט כל ארגון, כל מיזם וכל תהליך. בפרק הרביעי נלמד כלי שנולד דווקא בעולם החברתי וכדאי מאוד להשתמש בו גם בעסקים קלסיים, טכנולוגיים או אחרים: המודל הלוגי. נבין את חשיבותה של תיאוריית שינוי, נבחין בין תוצאה לתהודה ונלמד כיצד יש לעבוד עם הכלי (כן, שוב מהסוף להתחלה) סילבוס: באתר "שיתופים" תמצאו הסברים נוספים על המודל הלוגי וקבצים של תרשימי המודל הלוגי, שתוכלו להוריד ולתרגל: http://wiki.sheatufim.org.il/%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9C_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99_%D7%9C%D7%AA%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98 תוכלו ללמוד עוד על מדידת אימפקט: https://thegiin.org/impact-investing/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-04-2747 min
A Word About Wealth PodcastWAW054: Impact InvestingEver wanted to invest with peace of mind that lets you sleep at night? Ever wanted to know that you are making a good impact in the world? Well, now you can through “Impact Investing” that is. Find out what “Impact Investing” is, what it isn’t, and ways you can add it to your portfolio. See if it’s right for you!
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or topic recommendations, please email us at awordaboutwealth@gmail.com. Subscribe to future episodes of “A Word About Wealth” as we strive to deliver financial entertainment to the masses.
2020-02-0518 min
Good Will HuntersRosemary Addis - Quarterly Impact Investment MasterclassWelcome to Episode 34 of Good Will Hunters!
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE RICH TRAVEL.
You may recall about a month ago I had Rosemary Addis on the show. Rosemary is the Founder and Chair of Impact Investing Australia, and the Australian representative on the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, among dozens of other accolades. In short, Rosemary is one of the most widely respected experts on impact investment in Australia.
The episode we aired a month ago was so well received, that Rosemary and I decided to do a 'Quarterly Impact Investment...2019-06-0944 min
Social Entrepreneur078, Amit Bouri, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) | The Conscious InvestorImpact investing is always happening, whether we think about it
or not. If you put money in a bank account, the bank uses your
money and there is an impact. If you invest in the stock market,
even if you invest in an index fund of all stocks, your money is
still making an impact. The only question is, are you consciously
choosing the kind of impact that you want to have.
Consumers are waking up, becoming conscious of the impact of
their spending in alignment with their values. Millennials are
choosing to work in jobs that are more closely...2016-05-0242 min
Social Entrepreneur078, Amit Bouri, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) | The Conscious InvestorImpact investing is always happening, whether we think about itor not. If you put money in a bank account, the bank uses yourmoney and there is an impact. If you invest in the stock market,even if you invest in an index fund of all stocks, your money isstill making an impact. The only question is, are you consciouslychoosing the kind of impact that you want to have.Consumers are waking up, becoming conscious of the impact oftheir spending in alignment with their values. Millennials arechoosing to work in jobs that are more closely aligned to theirvalues...2016-05-0242 min