Topic: The Promise of Impact Investing

Participants: Prof. Cho, Pro. Woo, Pro.Shin, Prof. Park and RA Hwajung Kim

Venue: IEB #803

Date: Nov.18 2013

Participants discussed about the success of micro finance which is today over $50 bln loan to over 100mln micro-entrepreneurs. For example, SKS Micro finance in India and Banco Compartamos in Mexico have significance portion of equity capital by investors. Although blending of financial and social returns are not new, participants conclude that impact investing is still young and emergence of intermediaries and investors is only recent since last decade. Along with the main topic, frameworks for dialogue and research about social impact investing, a new approach to funding social enterprises and social finance have been discussed in the seminar.