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主題︰ Updates from the GIIN - Jobs, News, and Information from the Impact Investing Field

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IMPACT INVESTING NEWS & EVENTS

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Press Highlights

Visit the press clips resource page of the GIIN website for a more complete index of impact investing news coverage.

The Stanford Social Innovation Review held a roundtable discussion on impact investing. Participants including Acumen Fund, IGNIA, and Deutsche Bank discuss current issues regarding what can be done to make the industry more effective.
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Forbes features an increasing number of small businesses that are integrating social impact into their profit motives.
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Financial Times covers the launch of Deutsche Bank's social investment fund.
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Devex interviews the GIIN's Amit Bouri about impact investing.
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Americas Quarterly interviews impact investing professionals, including the GIIN’s Amit Bouri, about the effectiveness of impact investing as a tool to reduce poverty.
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Forbes interviews Geoff Moore of TBC Capital, who discusses its focus on impact investing.
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Recent Research

This US SIF report provides a snapshot of funds based in the U.S. that consider environmental, social, and governance criteria in fund management. Includes a feature on the GIIN’s ImpactBase.
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Upcoming Events

Visit the events resource page of the GIIN website for an updated list of industry events.

Social Impact Analysts Association (SIAA) Conference
December 1, London, UK

Convergence Africa Conference
December 8, Nairobi, Kenya

ESG USA 2011 - Investing for a Sustainable Economy
December 13, New York, NY

FAST Global Forum 2011
December 14, Utrecht, Netherlands

Investor Spotlight: UBS

Each month, an impact investor discusses with the GIIN their motivations, their impact investment strategy, and challenges they face in this growing industry. This month, we spoke to Mario Marconi, Head of Philanthropy and Values-Based Investing at UBS. Values-Based Investing at UBS is an investment philosophy that considers criteria based on social and environmental values alongside financial returns when selecting an investment opportunity.

Read full interview with Mario Marconi >

GIIN Releases Impact Investing Case Study

Published yesterday by the Global Impact Investing Network, Improving Livelihoods, Removing Barriers: Investing for Impact in Mtanga Farms details the activities and decisions of four impact investors from three continents– Calvert Foundation, Heirs Holdings, Lion’s Head Global Partners, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation – as they invest in a Tanzanian farm. Balancing diverse priorities for social impact and financial returns, the investment demonstrates the commitment of an emerging class of impact investors to deploy capital into the African agriculture sector with an aim to improve the livelihoods of local residents.

Read the case study >

Version 2.2 of the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) Released

This month, the GIIN released version 2.2 of the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS), which incorporates minor enhancements to existing social and environmental metrics, modifications to glossary definitions, as well as several new indicators. The most significant changes are the addition of 17 new agricultural indicators as a result of the IRIS initiative’s partnership with the Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) to develop and pilot social, environmental, and financial performance indicators for investments in sustainable trade finance. Impact investors and investment recipients are encouraged to provide feedback on IRIS 2.2 on the IRIS website. In December, the IRIS initiative and FAST will be conducting a series of webinars to present the changes and to gain additional comments.

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In case you missed it, the first IRIS performance data report, Data Driven: A Performance Analysis for the Impact Investing Industry, is available online for free download.

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New Jobs Posted to the GIIN Career Center

New job openings in Boston, Dehli, Mexico, New York, San Francisco, and other global locations have been posted on the GIIN Career Center. IGNIA, Intellecap, LeapFrog Investments, Pacific Community Ventures, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Root Capital are among the organizations looking for qualified impact investment professionals.