Investors in today’s capital markets are beginning to recognise the social, ethical and environmental impact of their investments, and are keen to measure and assess it. Investing in values-driven enterprises generating positive externalities is becoming more appealing as these high-impact organisations are growing fast, appear to have different cyclical attributes and lower risk characteristics than mainstream investments and deliver sustainable value to investors and society.

In his presentation, Rodney Schwartz, CEO of Clearly So, Europe’s leading impact investment bank, explains how his firm has succeeded to help more than 100 impactful businesses and funds raise over GBP 100m in capital since it was founded in September 2008 – the very same week that Lehman Brothers collapsed!