Tag: measurement
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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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Q&A with the Democratic Erosion Consortium Directors on DEED and Democracy Measurement
Q&A with the Democratic Erosion Consortium Directors In a thoughtful exchange featured on Mike Albertus’s Substack, The Good Society, the Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) co-directors and the Research Director sit down to reflect on the group’s work. The discussion spans how DEC approaches measuring and teaching about democracy, how to identify democratic threats, and what…