1st Edition
Social Impact Investing An Australian Perspective
1. Introduction 2. The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility Concepts 3. The Rise of Social Impact Investing 4. Evaluating Alternative Types of Social Impact Investments 5. International Approaches to Growing and Regulating the Social Impact Investment Market 6. Towards a Viable SII Market in Australia 7. Approaches to Measuring and Evaluating Social Impact 8. Epilogue and Future Directions
Biography
Stewart Jones is Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Helena de Anstiss is Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia, Australia.
Carmen Garcia is the CEO and Managing Director of National award-winning diversity and inclusion company, Community Corporate.
"Social impact investing has rapidly emerged as one of the most important and transformational investment trends in the world today. There is a powerful imperative behind social impact investing to fundamentally reshape modern capitalism by harnessing the power of capital markets to address entrenched social and environmental problems such as poverty and climate change. Social Impact Investing: An Australian Perspective provides a comprehensive overview of the social impact investment phenomenon and evaluates the many challenges facing the growth of this market both in Australia and internationally. The book provides a unique perspective of how governments can facilitate the growth and effective regulation of this market." - Professor Tom Smith, Head of Applied Finance and Actuarial Science, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University and Professor of Finance UQ Emeritus
"The idea and practice of corporate sustainability is no longer a niche movement. While the concept is gaining popularity by the day, it’s becoming more difficult to understand at its core. This book connects all the dots and gave me a greater understanding of the challenges to overcome and opportunities available to build a transparent, robust and effective Australian social impact investment market." - Richard Fine, Founder of BioPak
