02782nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10494625 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110520s2011 cau sb 001 0 eng d 2011021818 9780470907214 (hardback) 9781118100677 (e-book) 9781118100684 (e-book) 9781118100660 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)757082163 HG4515.13 .B84 2011eb 332.6 23 Bugg-Levine, Antony, 1974- Impact investing [electronic resource] : transforming how we make money while making a difference / Antony Bugg-Levine, Jed Emerson. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2011. xxiii, 306 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. The terrain of impact investing -- pt. 2. The implications of impact investing. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Investments Social aspects. Investments Environmental aspects. Social responsibility of business. Electronic books. local Emerson, Jed. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10494625 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 232325 232325