A Framework for Creating Social and Environmental Impact across Asset Classes
Contributors:
Jaime Silverstein
August 2012
Starting from the idea that every investment across every asset class has social and environmental impacts—positive and negative—this paper seeks to provide concrete steps to help any institutional investor begin working toward a fuller activation of their portfolio in support of their mission. The tools are particularly helpful to foundations, endowments, faith-based investors, nonprofits, and other mission-driven organizations looking to align their investments with their programmatic goals and values.