Investing IN Change

SDG #4: Quality education. The pathway to economically sustainable jobs is an inclusive and equitable quality education. Christa Velasquez of the Lumina Impact Ventures describes the challenges that derail individuals from attaining post-secondary education, which is considered the key determinant separating the haves and the have-nots, and David Helene of Edquity illustrates how Lumina’s funds are directly helping students. Andrea Phillips helps Liz and Steve learn what outcomes financing is and its potential to change the impact investing landscape.

SDG #3: Ensure good health and promote well-being. Covid-19 revealed the weaknesses and inequalities in the global healthcare system and it's stalled progress on challenges like maternal health and child survival. Assia Sidibe, from the United Nations, helps Liz and Steve explore how impact investments can support programs and companies that improve the health and well-being of those most in need. Annie Theriault and Keren Leshem share their story of venture capitalism in health care, and the need for further investment in women's and adolescents' care.

SDG #2: Zero Hunger. The answer to hunger is not just more food. Mark Watson, Dan Horan and Quiana Broden help Liz and Steve explain how eliminating hunger requires a focus on the total food system. The solution comes from producing and distributing healthy food sustainably, at a cost everyone can afford, and that supports the food producers. The Fair Food Fund utilizes impact investments to back entrepreneurs who are supporting their communities with food-based businesses, such as a black-woman-owned firm bringing a plant-based diet to Detroit.

SDG #1: No Poverty. Capital Good Fund is working to eliminate poverty by disbursing financial tools and technical assistance to individuals who use those in life-changing ways.

Andy Posner, Sherlie Martinez and Jay Lipman help Liz and Steve describe the challenges of eliminating poverty and the importance of doing so. Covid-19 threatens to drag 40 million to 60 million people back into poverty after decades of declining rates, making this mission more important than ever. Helping individuals and communities emerge from extreme poverty requires solutions that attack the problem from many angles. Impact investing is a tool that's unlocking human potential and creating pathways out of poverty

U.N. diplomat and SDG negotiator Esther Pan Sloane and sustainable investment pro Jay Lipman describe the history of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the role investors will play in whether or not they are achieved by 2030.

Esther Pan Sloane and Jay Lipman help Liz and Steve understand and explain how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emerged following the successes and the misses of the 8 MDGs. The Millennium Development Goals showed negotiators the importance of including all nations in setting priorities for the globe and the value of incorporating stakeholders like businesses to help achieve the 2030 Agenda, commonly called the SDGs. Investors play a critical role in fighting poverty, displacing hunger and meeting the missions behind all the goals and financial advisers are their guide towards supporting a sustainable world by 2030.

Hosts Liz Skinner and Stephen Lamb preview their brand new series Impact Adventures. Meant for investors of all types and financial advisers, Impact Adventures will educate through amazing stories of entrepreneurs and businesses working to change the world.