GSG – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 06:03:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Why Democracy Is Central to Impact Investment /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/ /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:00:36 +0000 /?p=17886 Day 2 of the GSG Global Impact Summit speakers ran the gamut from actress/social entrepreneur Jessica Alba to former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. But the message of how to #BuildBackBetter ran through the panels.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every […]

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]]> /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/feed/ 0 #GSGSummit Day One: Replenishing ‘Capital Deserts’ /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/ /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17873 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) Summit speakers connect recovery from the pandemic to improving the lives of everyone, not just the well-off, comparing a lack of investment in some neighborhoods to “food deserts.”  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every […]

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]]> /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/feed/ 0 Sir Ronald Cohen Urges Big Business to Account for Impact /sir-ronald-cohen-urges-big-business-to-account-for-impact/ /sir-ronald-cohen-urges-big-business-to-account-for-impact/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16627 Sir Ronald Cohen says investors should push companies to account for the effects of their businesses on the environment and society.  GSG chairman links recent social unrest to a financial system that is delivering profits but is failing to produce other key benefits.  The Harvard Business School will publish an impact report about 2,000 companies […]

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]]> /sir-ronald-cohen-urges-big-business-to-account-for-impact/feed/ 0 New GSG Chief Wants to Broaden Appeal of Social Bonds Amid Pandemic /new-gsg-chief-wants-to-broaden-appeal-of-social-bonds-amid-pandemic/ /new-gsg-chief-wants-to-broaden-appeal-of-social-bonds-amid-pandemic/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:00:05 +0000 /?p=16551 Cliff Prior, the new CEO for the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, wants to defeat COVID-19 and create a more equitable future global economy. Prior aims to make investors more aware of social bonds as a way to tackle matters such as housing, healthcare and education post-pandemic. The issuance of green, social and sustainability […]

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