Impact investments — investments intended to create positive social or environmental impact beyond financial return — constitute a new asset class, according to a report by J.P. Morgan and the Rockefeller Foundation. The new collaborative research piece, "Impact Investments: An Emerging Asset Class," explores how impact investments offers a new alternative for channeling private capital for social benefit. The report also includes the first large-scale data analysis of return expectations and, when available, realized returns for impact investments.
Ecovalores and its investments partners LEAD international and several foundations are in the process of developing an impact investment fund in order to finance projects that are economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly, we look for projects that as much a possible:
Minimises the use of non-renewable resources
Makes efficient use of renewable resources
Avoids the use of toxic and bioacumulative substances
We expect these projects to:
Develop fair and equitable employment practices
Benefit directly local communities
Promote fair trade
Preserve cultural and biological diversity
We expect these projects to be able to generate cash flow in the very short term and if possible have a dependable market/
Sectors
The Socially Responsible Fund will support those projects that being economically viable generate social and environmental benefits such as:
Production and commercialization of organic products
Sustainable agriculture and aquaculture
Clean alternative energy
Waste recycling and use
Eco efficiency
Sustainable tourism
Sustainable use of forestry products and commercial plantations
Alternative and traditional medicine
Natural dyes and beauty products
Rural micro industries of tropical products
Flower production
For more information please contact luisa@ecovalores.org
Social Stock Exchange
Ecovalores is developing a long term investment fund in forestry projects. The Forest investment Fund (FIF) seeks to have an attractive long term return for investors. This fund is intended to complement a portfolio of socially responsible investments and will be launched in 2012.
If you’re interested in investing please contact luisa@ecovalores.org
