Investing for social and environmental impact: a design for catalyzing an emerging industry

A growing group of investors around the world is
seeking to make investments that generate social and environmental
value as well as financial return. This emerging industry of impact
investing has the potential to become a potent force for addressing
global challenges. But how might it succeed or fail? Will it take the
next five to 10 years? 25 years? Or will it not happen at all?

This report
examines impact investing and how leaders could accelerate the
industry's evolution and increase its ultimate impact in the world. It
explores how impact investing has emerged and how it might evolve,
including profiles of a wide range of impact investors. The report also
provides a blueprint of initiatives to catalyze the industry.

The strategy was completed in January
2009 with lead funding and support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Funding was also provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, W.K.
Kellogg Foundation, and JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

In addition to the full report and executive summary, a brief, two-page snapshot that highlights a number of the key concepts from the report is also available.