Beijing Impact Investing Days
The event aims to culminate in the formulation of a research agenda that will help understand the effectiveness of impact investing. This in turn is intended to guide investors towards implementing impactful investment strategies. The BIID are co-hosted by the Sino-Danish Center and the Copenhagen Business School.
The discussions during the Beijing Impact Investing Days will critically reflect upon current impact investing practices in Asia by inquiring into essential topics such as the actual impact of social impact measurement, the need for high quality longitudinal datasets on financial performance, and the role education has to play in sharing effective methods and approaches. Moreover, the Impact Investing Days will include dedicated side events on topics such as best case practices; and what promise impact investing holds as a tool in driving development and alleviating poverty.
Participants in the event will be representatives of financial institutions, philanthropic foundations, and social enterprises. The Impact Investing Days aim to challenge current practice and to use evidence-based research practice to develop better insights into the links between social impact, financial returns, and investment decisions. The conference will offer plenty room for both formal discussions and informal discourse between participants. The first half of the event will be focused on dialogue with practitioners whereas the second part will feature academic paper presentations.”