"The ImpactAssets Handbook for Investors" offers an introductory overview for investors interested in generating financial returns with the creation of social and environmental impact. In addition to discussions of portfolio structure and strategy, the handbook offers an overview of due diligence necessary to assess potential investments, a discussion of communications and performance measurement issues and other factors key to managing capital for multiple returns. While not an “answer book,” "The ImpactAssets Handbook for Investors", with contributions from some of the field’s leading experts in impact investing, offers practical insights and presents critical questions every investor should consider in creating an investment strategy and executing the deployment of investment capital. NextBillion Barron’s Alliance Magazine OurConservatory Business Radio on Sirius XM Real Leaders GreenMoney Journal Conscious Company Magazine “For investors who are serious about tackling social and environment issues, and considering making impact investments, this book is highly recommended. It is grounded in practical information, pragmatic advice and persuasive examples. Jed challenges traditional thinking, debunks myths and misperceptions about this powerful model of social change and makes impact investing accessible to an ever-widening circle of investors determined to change the world.” ―Amit Bouri, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Global Impact Investing Network Jed Emerson, senior fellow at ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services firm, is an internationally recognized author and thought leader within the field of impact investing. He has led, co-founded and served on the board of directors of a variety of impact funds, social enterprises and family office investment committees. Originator of the concept of Blended Value, Emerson is coauthor of Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference (2011), the first book on impact investing (and winner of the 2012 Nautilus Gold Book Award), and The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism (2014).