Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management announced today the release of a new Insight Paper, “Financial Focus on Social Returns: Complementing Portfolios with Impact Investments." In the paper, Reynders, McVeigh asserts that investing in specific social ventures can complement balanced portfolios, but the long term viability of the investment opportunities must be examined as closely as the potential for social and financial returns.
Co-authored by Patrick McVeigh, President and Chief Investment Officer of Reynders, McVeigh, and Chat Reynders, CEO and Chairman of the firm, the paper outlines three major areas that present powerful and sustainable impact opportunities:
- global education, including investments in the production of climate-oriented IMAX films such as MacGillivray Freeman Film’s recent release, To The Arctic;
- community investing in efforts such as Boston Community Capital’s nationally recognized Stabilizing Urban Neighborhood initiative; and
- environmental progress in developing markets through channels such as Aloe Private Equity’s investments, which focus on socially sustainable growth in China, India and surrounding regions.
"To many, investing for pure social impact is an innovative way to creatively intertwine their financial goals and today's social challenges,” note Reynders and McVeigh. “However, there are no short cuts. Significant due diligence is required to find those investments that create sustainable action and behavior change. Ventures must be structured so that participants have reliable return of capital and reusable profits based on the fiscal strength of a partner organization."
Please visit www.reyndersmcveigh.com/insights.html for more Insights from Reynders, McVeigh or to download “Financial Focus on Social Returns: Complementing Portfolios with Impact Investments” directly.
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