Investing with Purpose: Harnessing the power of social impact for portfolio growth
Tuesday 28 January 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00 | Webinar
Meet our community member and guest speaker Denise Holle, Head of Social Investment, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) who will share the lessons learned on how to do social investment.
Denise will bring a practical case study on strategies for evaluating both social outcomes and financial performance.
Denise is a finance professional with decades of experience across investment banking, development banking and social investment. She also has an extensive background in strategic advisory to social enterprises in the health, employment and homelessness sector. In her current role, Denise is managing JRF’s social investment portfolio of debt, equity and fund investments.
Denise will share JRF’s approach on how to balance financial returns and social impact to invest in opportunities that support an equitable and just future, free from poverty.
The webinar is hosted by Sustainability Community Champion Hamish Wilson, Partner, Reviresco Partners
Here’s what you will learn:
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Opportunity Landscape for Social Investments: core areas (housing, financial inclusion, healthcare, education, job creation)
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Evaluating Impact and Financial Return: Strategies for evaluating both social outcomes and financial performance in social investments
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Case Study: Impact case study: Iulia Tudor, Parter, Ascension (Fair by Design Fund). Social enterprise case study: Sebastian Rocca, CEO, Micro Rainbow. Sebastian and will share how they manage and measure impact and how they use the lessons learned to further their missions.
Timings
Event: 17:00 - 18:00