02751nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002900112020002700141020002700168020002700195040002100222035002100243050002700264082001400291100003200305245014000337250001200477260004100489300001800530504005100548505009100599520122100690533015201911650003302063650004002096650003902136655002902175700001802204710001702222856012602239ebr10494625CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||110520s2011    cau     sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011021818  z9780470907214 (hardback)  z9781118100677 (e-book)  z9781118100684 (e-book)  z9781118100660 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)75708216314aHG4515.13b.B84 2011eb04a332.62231 aBugg-Levine, Antony,d1974-10aImpact investingh[electronic resource] :btransforming how we make money while making a difference /cAntony Bugg-Levine, Jed Emerson.  a1st ed.  aSan Francisco :bJossey-Bass,c2011.  axxiii, 306 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 apt. 1. The terrain of impact investing -- pt. 2. The implications of impact investing.  a"A ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investingThis 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). Filled with illustrative examples of impact investing success stories Reveals how the field can expand in order to address the most critical social and environmental issues of our day Explores the wide-ranging applications of impact investing as well as entrepreneurial opportunities The authors do not 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"--cProvided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aInvestmentsxSocial aspects. 0aInvestmentsxEnvironmental aspects. 0aSocial responsibility of business. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aEmerson, Jed.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10494625zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view