Global Impact Venturing: comment from Moses Choi
When Amazon announced its $2bn Climate Pledge Fund to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, it became the latest in a growing number of corporates using balance sheet capital to invest in and spur sustainable innovation.
In the past year alone, Microsoft, Citi, Merck, Splunk and Unilever have announced new approaches to invest with an impact-oriented thesis.
Corporates are distinctive for their potential to adopt, scale and, ultimately, accelerate impact. Thoughtful design and execution of impact-oriented investing strategies can…