This book provides a preliminary attempt to understand the impact investors’ preferences and characteristics. It offers an empirical insight of the main features characterizing social risk of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and explores the correlation existing between social risk and financial return. It assesses case studies of social impact investment architectures and their legal and operational limits. It also analyzes new trends in social impact measurement, focusing on the Spanish and Swedish experiences. The book concludes with a road map of priorities and policy strategy for social impact investments development.
Highlights recent research in the impact investing field Provides research from an international network of Universities and scholars promoted by the Scientific Committee of the Social Impact Agenda per l’ItaliaAnalyzes new trends in social impact measurement, including a Spanish case studyAssesses whether Social responsible investments will reduce risk without a negative impact on returns by analyzing the risk-return trade-off over different time horizons Highlights recent research in the impact investing field Provides research from an international network of universities and scholars including also those in the Scientific Committee of Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia. Analyzes new trends in social impact measurement, including a Spanish case study Assesses whether social responsible investments will reduce risk without a negative impact on returns by analyzing the risk-return trade-off over different time horizons
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Mario La Torre
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