In today's episode, you'll learn about impact investing and how it aligns a company's financial activities with their social mission. We explore real-world examples of how corporations are using things like pension funds, cash reserves, and more to drive meaningful change through their investments. Annie Seelaus, CEO of Seelaus, shares innovative ways businesses are putting impact investing on their radar, including money market funds that donate revenue to nonprofits and short-duration portfolios funding analyst training programs.
Timestamp of our discussion:
0:44 - What is impact investing? Philosophy at Seelaus
2:27 - What are the different types of impact investing
4:38 - Is there any fallout from the polarization of ESG or DEI on impact investing?
8:06 - How would you know impact investing is actually working? 13:47 - How can a CSR team member promote impact investing and engage other departments in its exploration?
16:28 - How CSR teams can get buy-in for impact investing
18:45 - Where do you start if you want to learn more about Impact Investing?
Learn more about Seelaus Investing: https://www.rseelaus.com/investment-services/
Connect with Annie Seelaus:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-seelaus-bb042717/
Music by https://youtube.com/ikson
@iksonmusic
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