MICROFINANCE EVENT: Investing for Impact; February 12, 2019; New York, USA

The third annual Investing for Impact summit, which is organized by The Economist, a UK-based research and publishing firm, will cover the rise of impact investing. The US-based Global Impact Investment Network (GIIN), whose representatives were featured at the 2018 iteration of Investing for Impact, defines impact investments as those “made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.” This year’s event will cover topics such as (1) Holistic Impact: Doing Well by Doing Good; (2) Investigating Green Indices; (3) Climate Finance; and (4) Refugee Finance.

Background on Organizer:

The Economist publishes a weekly newspaper and organizes 80 events annually on a range of business-related issues. Editors from The Economist publication moderate discussions at the company’s events.

Cost: The fee to attend is USD 1,995.

Event Website: https://events.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/investing-for-impact#overview

For additional information, you may email events[at]economist.com or call +1 212 541 0500.

By Anuhya Tadepalli, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Event agenda
https://events.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/investing-for-impact#agenda

The Economist homepage
https://www.economist.com/

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Investing for Impact Conference; February 15, 2018; New York, USA
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-investing-impact-conference-february-15-2018-new-york-usa/

Global Impact Investment Network homepage
https://thegiin.org/

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