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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly intended to be achieved by the year 2030, which impact investors often align with.
Impact Investing
Impact Investing refers to investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Triple Bottom Line
The Triple Bottom Line is a sustainability-based accounting framework that includes social, environmental (or ecological), and financial performance.
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
SRI is an investment strategy that combines the intention to maximize both financial return and social good.
Green Bonds
Green Bonds are designated bonds that raise funds for new and existing projects with environmental benefits.
Program-Related Investments (PRIs)
PRIs are investments made by foundations to support charitable activities that involve the potential return of capital within an established time frame.
Community Investing
Community investing directs capital from investors and lenders to communities that are underserved by traditional financial services institutions, providing access to credit, equity, capital, and basic banking products.
ESG Criteria
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments.
Social Return on Investment (SROI)
SROI is a framework for measuring and accounting for the value of the social, economic, and environmental outcomes created by an investment.
Impact Measurement and Management(IMM)
IMM is the practice of measuring and managing the social and environmental performance and progress of an investment.
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