Impact Investing
By Jacqueline Ding, Grade 10
Impact investing takes into account “the social and environmental impacts of the investment that happen in the course of the operations of the business and the consumption of the product or service which the business creates.”
Investors are able to access and review the track records of companies that walk hand–in-hand with Mother Nature and ethicality, and those who disregard them. The financial benefits of a capital asset (investment or real estate) are important–they are, after all, the reason to invest in the first place—and therefore greatly influence an investor’s decisions. However, they should not overshadow the other consequences brought forth by the “business activities”. (more…)
