Impact investors aren’t always tracking the social or environmental outcomes: new research

Impact investors aren’t always tracking the social or environmental outcomes: new research

Investors can aim not only to make money, but also to benefit society while doing so. But few of these impact investors follow up on whether their strategy is having a positive impact, we found in a published study Journal of Business Ethics. Impact investments aim to generate financial returns in addition to creating positive … Read more

Supreme Court could make it easier for projects to ignore environmental impact

Supreme Court could make it easier for projects to ignore environmental impact

In the 1993 film Jurassic parkDr. fictional math genius specializing in chaos theory. Ian Malcolm explains the ‘butterfly effect’, which claims that small actions can lead to big results. “A butterfly flaps its wings in Beijing,” says Malcolm, “and instead of sun, you get rain in Central Park.” But when a federal agency flaps its … Read more