December 16, 2018
In this Op-ed for the Financial Times, Sir Ronald Cohen reflects on the progress of the impact investing industry as well as the steps needed for the practice to reach its full potential. For instance, he points out the need to “draw up a new social contract” as the world’s “human and environmental crises” continue to grow, and he refers to impact investing as “our rocket ship to social change.” Cohen also underscores the significance of impact measurement, calling it the most crucial step to growing and spreading the practice and ultimately enabling impact investing to “build a better world.”