Essence of Impact Investing
Kartik Desai
Kartik leads Asha Impact, an impact investing and policy advocacy platform, a capital-on-call multi-family office for Indian business leaders, UHNIs and philanthropists to invest in scalable, for-profit social enterprises.
Unpacking impact investing and blended finance
Creating your category of one
The impact investing landscape.
Introduction
Need and Opportunity for Market-led Development
Theory of Change – Radical Tri-sector Collaboration
Case Study – Waste Management
What is Impact Investing?
Growth & Evolution of Impact Investing in India
Innovation for Inclusion
The Challenge of Measuring ‘Impact’
Introduction to Blended Finance
What is a Social/Development Impact Bond?
What is Impact Linked Debt?
Why Blended Finance is Catalytic for Development
Overview of Global Impact Bonds Market
Growth of Sustainable & Blended Finance in India
Impact Bond Market India: Key Players
Impact Bonds in India
Challenges to Scaling Impact Bonds
Evidence on Impact & Outcomes – Educate Girls DIB
Evidence on Success Rate & Returns from Impact Bonds
Q&A - Careers in impact investing
Next Steps
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