Interview: Why Impact Measurement and Management Are Integral to Making Effective Impact Investments

January 17, 2019

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Summary

Michael Etzel and Mariah Collins discuss the role of sustainable development goals in impact measurement, what needs to happen for various approaches to impact measurement to converge, how impact investors can work with low-income markets, and more.

Authors:

https://www.bridgespan.org/about-us/team-members/michael-etzel

Mariah Collins

This interview is part of a free online course, “Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose” from the Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship.

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