Earlier this month, we came together with over 550 global impact leaders and practitioners in Chicago for the annual Global Steering Group (GSG) Impact Summit. The summit made for an exhilarating three days and reminded our Social Finance team of the role we play as part of the powerful and accelerating global movement for impact...

Below are three visionary themes that emerged from the convening:

  1. Capital’s highest purpose — defining our revolution as systemic, seismic change
  2. Urgency of our cause — government and philanthropy alone cannot cope
  3. Impact Investing as the new normal: our new goal is extinction

The summit pushed us to think beyond the possibilities of “doing well by doing good” to envisioning a world where it’s not possible to do well without doing good.

 

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