FAQs
Answering your questions about impact investing
Getting Started with Impact Investing
No matter if you are just starting as an impact investor or are looking to improve existing efforts, we can help. We work with you to develop a comprehensive impact strategy that is right for your organization and complements your existing investment processes.
Measuring the Impact of Impact Investing
As many as 97 percent of investors agree that the difficulty of measuring impact has been a key barrier to the growth of the impact investing industry. We provide guidance on how you can measure impact and properly assess the risk associated with your investment.
What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) defines impact investing as investment into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Bridgespan Social Impact Publications about Impact Investing
Our publications are prominently featured on news platforms that reach both the social sector and the for-profit sector. The breadth and depth of topics covered by our publications position us as thought leaders in the impact investing industry. For a more complete list, please visit our impact investing publications page.
Investing in Human Rights: Six Areas for Impact and a Database of Change
By Capricorn Investment Group, Bridgespan Social Impact, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
When we think about human rights, we often picture activists with protest signs or diplomats at negotiation tables. But what about investors? The financial community has an increasingly powerful role to play in advancing human dignity around the world—and forward-thinking institutions are recognizing this opportunity.
Human Rights Investment Database
To help investors direct their capital and to explore how investors and funders are deploying capital toward human rights, we have curated a database of funds that are actively investing in human rights outcomes. This database documents each fund’s alignment with six key areas for human rights investment: health and quality of life, affordable housing, supply chain and fair labor practices, equal access to quality education, equal access to justice, and rights to opinion, information, and privacy.
Inside Impact Investing: Growth of Climate, Decline of Social, and More
In our inaugural video, Bridgespan partners Stephanie Kater and Michael Etzel discuss the rapid growth of climate-specific funds, the potential loss of momentum on social issues, and the future outlook of generalist funds.