W11 Reflection

 

This week we learned about impact investing. In recent years there has been a shift from the shareholder-centric model to consumers demanding more from the companies they support, and placing that focus on the companies to not just sell more goods, but to do more good. This shift has resulted in investors looking for opportunities that provide not just financial returns, but social returns as well.  
In the Forbes article, it was gratifying to read that Social investments can earn as much return as traditional. That means that at least a small part of the $2.9 trillion being invested will actually do something positive. We have too many people doing terrible things, to each other, to the environment, that knowing that a small part of that is going to support social causes makes me feel really good. 

Muhammad Yunus would like poverty to only exist in museums. Is that possible?

• I honestly don't think so, because there will always be people who make unfortunate choices, either for themselves or their children. Having so many preventable disabilities is proof of that, and though I look forward to a day when that is closer, I don't know that in this life, that will ever be realized.