Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP1 - Impact Investing: Driving Commercial Sustainability

Andile Masuku, Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa, hosts this commercial sustainability-focused episode featuring Founders Factory Africa's Chief Financial Officer, Thabiso Foto, Director of Impact at Upaya Social Ventures, Shruti Goel, and Impact Measurement Consultant, Emily Waters, currently consulting at Founders Factory Africa.

This podcast episode is based on the growing debate about whether impact investing can truly deliver on both impact and commercial outcomes. Some argue that the two goals are inherently at odds, and that it is impossible to achieve both simultaneously. Others argue that impact investing can be a win-win proposition, and that investors can make a positive impact on the world while also generating financial returns. There is growing momentum behind the idea that impact investing can be a powerful tool for social and environmental change.

As more and more investors become interested in impact investing, it is likely that the market will continue to grow and mature.

The guests discuss this and more.

What to look forward to in this episode: 

• The basics of impact investing [10:41]
• The role of commercial perspectives in impact investing [11:59]
• Differences between ESG versus impact investing [12:50]
• Driving legislation that advances ESG and impact investing [15:42]
• Managing stakeholder interests and relationships [19:06]
• Opportunities for how businesses can get involved in creating impact [21:02]
• The growth potential of impact investing within the global competitive economy [22:04]
• Whose impact is it anyway? [24:06]
• Frameworks for bringing different views and perspectives to alignment [25:50]
• Focus areas of impact investing [34:49]
• The role of tech in advancing impact outcomes [41:54]
• Driving commercial returns through impact [44:50]
• Metrics to measure commercial sustainability [49:23]
• Pushing the impact agenda across corporate companies [56:12]

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