Wharton Professor Tyler Wry discusses the sweet spot that impact investing aims to achieve, a challenging but attainable effort in this clip from an episode of the Ripple Effect podcast that focuses on their book, “An Introduction to Early-stage Impact Investing.” This episode is a part of the “Meet the Authors” Ripple Effect podcast series.
EPISODE OVERVIEW
Wharton Professors Tyler Wry and Katherine Klein discuss the difficulty of projecting both financial and social returns in impact investing and why impact measurement is challenging. They highlight trade-offs in sectors like microfinance and differentiate ESG and impact investing. They also talk about why due diligence must cover both financial performance and social outcomes.
PODCAST OVERVIEW
Every day, business scholars answer pressing questions in their research – but what do their insights mean for you? In this podcast, Wharton faculty dive into what inspired their studies and how their findings resonate with the world today. Learn how research insights translate into knowledge you can use, with host Dan Loney.
Learn more at http://whr.tn/rippleeffect.
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