Impact investing was created to revolutionize capital markets. Instead, we are replicating them. This needs to change. The good news is, the structures we need to reform the capital system already exist.
The impact investing community needs to focus on three big ideas: redesigning risk capital, incentivizing impact in deals and funds, and committing to communities through distributed ownership. Here’s a blueprint for how Consilium Capital start — first, with redesigning risk capital.
Consilium Capital Senior Adviser, Aunnie Patton Power’s article was originally published by Impact Alpha.
Date of publication: May 2020