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  • January 28, 2016
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  • Harvard Business Review (website)

Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing

By: Brian Trelstad
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Abstract

The article discusses the factors to consider when seeking to practice impact investing, which include the kind of impact preferred by the investor, the intensity and immediacy of impact, and the impact risk profile.

Keywords

Ethical Investments; Investment Policy; Investment; Ethics

Citation

Trelstad, Brian. "Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 28, 2016).
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Brian L. Trelstad

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