{"id":792,"date":"2013-03-26T14:11:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T19:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.riverbendadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=792"},"modified":"2013-03-26T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T19:11:31","slug":"bsas-impact-investing-panel-april-3rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riverbendadvisors.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/bsas-impact-investing-panel-april-3rd\/","title":{"rendered":"BSAS Impact Investing Panel April 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate measurable social and environmental impact while also earning a financial return.  <\/p>\n<p>In 2012, <strong>$8 billion<\/strong> of committed impact investments were reported by nearly 100 firms responding to the third annual JP Morgan Survey of impact investors.  <\/p>\n<p>What does impact investing mean for institutional and high net worth investors?  For investment managers and advisors?  For organizations on the receiving end of impact investments?  <\/p>\n<p>Please join these outstanding leaders over lunch for a Boston Security Analysts Society Impact Investing panel on April 3rd in Boston:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Luther Ragin<\/b> &#8211; Chief Executive Officer, Global Impact Investing Network<\/li>\n<li><b>Matt Patsky<\/b> &#8211; Chief Executive Officer, Trillium Asset Management<\/li>\n<li><b>Kyle Johnson<\/b> &#8211; Consultant, Cambridge Associates<\/li>\n<li><b>Dan Fireside<\/b> &#8211; Capital Coordinator, Equal Exchange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Panelists will explain key features of impact investments, discuss impact investing from those different perspectives, and address questions of importance to the broader investment community:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How does Impact Investing differ from Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), Environmental\/Social\/Governance (ESG) investing and other forms of \u201csustainable\u201d investing?<\/li>\n<li>Who is making impact investments and where are the investments being made?<\/li>\n<li>How are the impacts and the payoffs measured?<\/li>\n<li>What is impact investing\u2019s role in an overall investment strategy?<\/li>\n<li>Can impact investing be implemented in all asset classes?  How does it fit into thinking about asset allocation?<\/li>\n<li>How do you balance the traditional view of an investment with the perspective needed to achieve \u201cimpact\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The BSAS Impact Investing panel will take place from 12:15 pm &#8211; 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 3rd at the<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Hyatt+Regency+Boston,+Boston,+MA&#038;hl=en&#038;sll=42.036922,-71.683501&#038;sspn=2.035754,4.070435&#038;oq=hyatt+regency&#038;hq=Hyatt+Regency+Boston,+Boston,+MA&#038;t=m&#038;z=14\"> Hyatt Regency Boston<\/an, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston.  \n\nPlease visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsas.org\">Boston Security Analysts Society<\/a> web site at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsas.org\"> www.bsas.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsas.org\/BSAS_Programs_Events\/PEC01-01.asp?ID=401\">use this direct link to register<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate measurable social and environmental impact while also earning a financial return. 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