Provides a comprehensive overview of impact investing covering actors and instruments Presents mechanisms for assessing impact and offers support for choosing an adequate evaluation method Offers useful reference materials for students and lecturers

Autorentext
Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl is Co-Director of the European Center for Social Finance and Managing Director of Next Generation Impact in Vienna. He has worked on the development of the social finance market for the European Commission and written studies on social finance for the European Parliament or the European Liberal Forum, among others. Recently, he has written a book on "Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact". Barbara Scheck is the Professor for Entrepreneurship at Munich Business School and Co-Director of the European Center for Social Finance. Her research focuses on the financing of social enterprises, impact and mission-related investing and impact assessment. Prior to joining MBS, Barbara was assistant professor for social investment at Hamburg University.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Social Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 3: Historical development and Investment Rationale. Chapter 4: Impact Investing Market.- Chapter 5: Financing Instruments and Transactions.- Chapter 6: Social Impact Assessment.- Chapter 7: Assessment Tools and Methodologies.