About this Event
Every investor who wants to create positive social or environmental change with their money faces a version of the same question: what is the most useful thing I can do with this capital?
The range of investment styles for reducing harm or creating positive change has expanded considerably, from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) screening to impact investing to systemic philanthropy. This variety can be bewildering when navigating what different strategies might involve in practice, as well as how they relate to each other and how to move between them.
Navigating Capital Strategies for Impact, published by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, offers a matrix as an orientation tool for investors seeking to create positive change. The matrix combines the intent behind capital with three lenses an investor can use to think about influence: the assets they hold, the market or sector around them, and the wider system.
This session is a chance to explore the matrix, introduced by the paper’s author, Emilie Goodall, with live examples of what’s illuminated when using this framing.
Who it’s for: people who allocate capital (foundations, family offices, institutional investors) and people who advise them (wealth managers, consultants, intermediaries). Recipients of capital are welcome. No prior knowledge of the paper or of impact investing is needed.
Format: roundtable, about 20 to 25 people, run under the Chatham House Rule so people can speak candidly about their own organisations. The session will not be recorded.
To register: please tell us your role when you book and, if you like, whether you would like to workshop your pool of capital on the day.
Event venue & nearby stays
Rimm Sustainability, 7-12 Noel Street, London, United Kingdom
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