Bartlett Station, in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, was funded through social impact investing. It features affordable apartments anchored by a grocery store at the ground floor. Photo: Pam Reynolds
In the world of investing, real-world outcomes are often neatly severed from investment strategy. Return on investment, rates, and yields are guiding principles that supersede seemingly idealistic notions of community-building and the environment.
But a more thoughtful and creative investment approach has taken root over the past decade. That approach recognizes that the savviest long-term investments bolster the well-being of each of us as well as our environment. It’s often referred to as social impact investing, and at CLF, we believe it is just as essential to support a healthy built environment – the places where people live, work, and play – as it is to support a nature…