{"product_id":"9780470907214","title":"Impact Investing Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference","description":"\u003ch1\u003eImpact Investing\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTransforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAntony Bugg-Levine | Jed Emerson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Development \/ Business Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investing\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force. It shows how impact investing is a transformational vehicle for delivering \"blended value\" throughout the investment spectrum, giving a single name to a set of activities previously siloed in enclaves, revealing how they are linked within what is becoming a new field of investing. Written by two leaders in the growing field of impact investing, the book defines this emerging industry for participants on all sides of the funding equation (investors, funders and social entrepreneurs).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilled with illustrative examples of impact investing success stories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the field can expand in order to address the most critical social and environmental issues of our day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the wide-ranging applications of impact investing as well as entrepreneurial opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors \u003ci\u003edo not\u003c\/i\u003e take a normative approach to argue how investors should behave like an investment guide might but show how entrepreneurial people and institutions are already offering an integrated alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Bugg-Levine\u003c\/b\u003e designed and leads the Rockefeller Foundation's impact investing initiative. He convened the 2007 meeting that coined the phrase impact investing and is the board chair of the Global Impact Investing Network. He also teaches at Columbia Business School. A native of South Africa he served in the late 1990s as the acting communications director at the South African Human Rights Commission. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJed Emerson,\u003c\/b\u003e originator of the term blended value, is executive vice president of ImpactAssets, a senior fellow with Heidelberg University's Center on Social Investing, and a senior advisor to the Sterling Group (Hong Kong). He was founding director of REDF, a founding board member of Pacific Community Ventures, and founding director of Larkin Street Services.\t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 September 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470907214\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380612329612,"sku":"9780470907214","price":35.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470907214.jpg?v=1780197379","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470907214","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}