Building the Social Justice Architecture for Impact Investing

If we are to continue to believe in impact investing and the power of markets for social justice, we must affirm principles and build a movement that reacts in horror to the current state of affairs, builds an economy on principles of abundance and collective well-being, and isn’t bedazzled by the trappings of wealth. Our eyes must remain on the prize of justice and equity.

The proposed principles reflect therefore what I have heard directly from impact investors, and from themes emerging from more humane schools of economics and human development. In sum, they speak to establishing the appropriate role of capital in strong partnership with a well-functioning state and active citizenry.