Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose

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Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship

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Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose

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What is the course about?

Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose

The course Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose is an online class provided by Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn about impact investing, and how the power of finance can generate financial returns and tackle today’s global challenges.

Course description

4 weeks

Understand an investment approach that intentionally seeks to create both financial return and measurable positive social or environmental impact. By gaining an overview of the current landscape of impact investing, you will learn how you can play a role in the emerging sector. You will also gain a deep understanding of the subject by analyzing the range of investing and funding approaches used by impact investors.

The financial instruments and techniques used to fund social enterprises
Impact measurement components, tools and frameworks
The current market trends and key players of the impact investing ecosystem
The current challenges in impact investing and how to unlock opportunities to invest in social and environmental impact
The relevant skills required to get a job in the impact investment industry

Identify a range of investing and funding approaches used by leading impact investors
Investigate different financial instruments and techniques used to fund social enterprises
Explore current market trends and key players of the impact investing ecosystem
Identify the different components of impact measurement
Explore the relationship between risk, return and impact

This course is for financial and social sector professionals, and anyone interested to learn more about the promise and potential for impact investing.

Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship
The Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship (JSiE) is an award-winning social impact centre at O.P. Jindal Global University located in North India.
Asha Impact
Asha Impact is an impact investment and policy advocacy platform for business leaders to make investments and provide strategic support to scale the most innovative social enterprises in India.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose

Course Topic

Business & Management, Finance & Accounting

University, College, Institution

Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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