Tag: Iris
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How Impact Investors Confirm They Are Making a Real Difference
What is impact investing—and how is it different? Impact investing is an approach to investing that seeks both financial returns and positive social or environmental effects. Unlike traditional investing, which focuses mainly on risk-adjusted financial performance, impact investing embeds measurable outcomes into the investment thesis. The goal is not just to fund ventures that promise…
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How Impact Investors Know They Are Creating Real Change
What is impact investing? Impact investing is an approach to investing that seeks to generate positive social or environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. Unlike traditional investing, which focuses primarily on risk-adjusted financial performance, impact investing aims to align capital with purposeful goals—such as improving access to education, reducing carbon emissions, or advancing affordable housing—without sacrificing…
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How Impact Investors Know They’re Having an Impact
What is impact investing—and how does it differ from traditional investing? Impact investing is an investment approach that explicitly seeks to generate positive social or environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. Unlike conventional investing, which primarily targets risk-adjusted monetary gains, impact investing asks: What real-world differences does this investment make? In practice, impact investors deploy capital…
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Goo Goo Dolls Bring Bigger-than-Life Emotion to Tiny Desk Concert
Introduction: A Tiny Desk, Big Echoes When the Goo Goo Dolls step into NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, expectations drift toward the intimate, almost intimate-to-a-friend level of sound. Yet the band’s 30-year catalog is built on stadium-sized emotion, and this performance demonstrates how their pop-rock anthems translate to a smaller stage without losing their signature scale.…
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The Art of Aging with Curves in Fabian Menor’s ‘Iris’
Aging with Grace: An Overview of ‘Iris’ In the realm of fiction, the struggles of aging are often depicted through a lens of despair and negativity. However, in his graphic novel ‘Iris’, Swiss artist and author Fabian Menor approaches this sensitive theme with an optimistic and nuanced perspective. The story revolves around Iris, an octogenarian…
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Exploring Aging and Art in Fabian Menor’s ‘Iris’
Introduction to ‘Iris’ In the realm of fiction, the challenges of aging are often painted in somber colors, focusing on loss and decline. However, Fabian Menor, a Geneva-based cartoonist and storyteller, offers a refreshing perspective in his graphic novel ‘Iris’. Through the vibrant experiences of his protagonist, Iris, Menor navigates the complexities of aging without…
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Exploring Aging through Art in Fabian Menor’s ‘Iris’
Introduction to ‘Iris’ In the realm of contemporary graphic novels, few works tackle the complexities of aging with such depth as Fabian Menor’s ‘Iris’. This captivating narrative presents the story of an octogenarian artist navigating the challenges of age while celebrating the beauty of creativity. Unlike most portrayals of aging that lean towards negativity, ‘Iris’…