Summary
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.
Impact-first investment can deliver attractive financial returns as it prioritizes measurable social change in the messy middle between grants and conventional investing. This report identifies market conditions favorable to impact-first investments and describes multiple examples in which they outperform grants or investments seeking market-rate returns.
The Bridgespan Group supports impact-first investors who seek to be more catalytic or flexible as well as long-term in their pursuit of social and financial returns. Please visit Bridgespan Social Impact for more about how it works with leading global investors to successfully achieve both market-leading returns and social impact.
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.
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