Category: Social Impact
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Reflecting on Impact Investing
It is now over 20 years that I have dedicated at least parts of my work efforts to a space currently known as Impact Investing. My first projects included supporting the design of a summer academy for Microfinance and supporting a cooperative bank in Bolivia with product costing. The sector evolved dramatically over the past…
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Accepting Trade Offs for Impact Investments?
This week I had the pleasure of supporting a student writing a thesis about Impact Investments. The first question made me stumble already: Does your firm accept a trade-off between impact and financial return? While it is a common question in our industry, I think it represents a fundamentally flawed approach to the subject. The…
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17 Year of Proyecto Horizonte
It is impossible to identify the single reason for success. It is the continuous dedication of many, the trust and support from friends and families, and the believe in doing the right things that keeps Proyecto Horizonte now going for 17 years. We broke ground for the construction of the daycare center on May 27th,…