The goal of this course is to introduce participants to the growing global phenomenon of Impact Investing, broadly defined as the purposeful allocation of financial resources to entrepreneurial projects or ventures that generate sustainable impact. Participants will be able to understand the value proposition of impact investment, for both investors and entrepreneurs, and how this new sector is positioned in the emergent impact economy, which lies at the intersection of the commercial, social and public sectors. Each session of the course focuses on an innovative financing mechanism that aims to generate impact. Each session will bring the latest trends, guest speakers from the investment and/or entrepreneurial sides, and lives cases for discussion.

Prerequisites: None