GEM Guide to Impact Investing

February 22, 2022

Overview

Fiduciaries of endowments and foundations across the US are considering whether and to what extent to integrate institutional values with the resources they oversee. That deliberative process involves evaluating the role of impact investing, divestment, and ESG investing in their investment programs.

In this Guide to Impact Investing, we will summarize some of the common terminology, place some key terms and ideas in context, and present tools to fiduciaries who want to engage with these important issues.

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