I was back on campus at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School. Across campuses, investing with purpose to drive positive social change has taken root.
Wharton hosted its annual conference on
Social Impact Investing. In addition, more than 600 students from nearly 25 business and public policy schools from around the world participated in a contest called
MIINT to identify a Social Venture firm that could win an investment.
I was a speaker at the conference, a judge at the contest and we sponsored the program. It was energizing to be with so many young minds eager to move capital markets towards doing well and doing good.
Hope you enjoy these photos from the two days.
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| Ben Franklin founder of U. of Penn advised, “Do well by doing good.” |
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| Luckily this ad did not depress the registrations! |
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| Dean Garrett talks about infusing business schooling with purpose |
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| Force of nature! |
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| The contest |
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| Off to the races! |
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Winners are INSEAD team based in Singapore
for health education in India |
Two runners up included
The Fletcher School of Public Policy at Tufts (topic: farming)
and
The Kellogg Business School (topic: mental health)
Congratulations to everyone who participated with passion, purpose to pursue profit!
Additional videos and reading on Social Impact Investing:
3 minute video from the February 2017 Economist Conference:
View from the top
7 minute video for the February 2017 Yahoo Finance Summit:
Environomics
Article:
Measuring Social Impact: The Nuts and Bolts of Making a Difference
Letter:
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink letter to S&P 500 CEOs
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