Student Story: Venturing into Impact Investing

Patrick Starr

April 2019, Patrick Starr After serving for 2 years in the Peace Corps in Peru, I came back to the US and started a career in traditional investment management.  I enjoyed the rigor of the work and the pace at which I was improving my financial skill set, but my impact roots from the Peace […]

Another Year of Driving Social Change: What Would Greg Think?

May 2018, Erin Worsham, Executive Director Every summer, as another academic year comes to a close and the echoes of graduation begin to fade away, I take some time to reflect on the year. This year that reflection has been particularly bittersweet as CASE celebrates our 15th anniversary. To think that 15 years ago, our […]

A Small Request from a SOCAP Rookie: More Patience & More Urgency

This post is written by Kaylan Christofferson, a Duke MBA and MPP student, in November 2017. I’ve heard a lot of statistics lately about the incredible growth in impact investing, but these numbers can feel abstract. How many people are really serious about this impact investing thing? Being among the 3,000+ attendees at the 2017 […]

Supply & Demand in Impact Investing at Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference

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This post was written by Raquel Lima, a second-year MBA student at The Fuqua School of Business in April 2017. The 2017 Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) conference focused on how business can tackle global challenges by exploring innovative models and collaborative partnerships that are already working to solve these challenges and discussing how these […]

Investing in the Environment: From Niche to Mainstream at SBSI17

This post was written by Pia Morante, a second-year Fuqua MBA student, CASE i3 Fellow, and member of the Fuqua chapter of the Net Impact Club, in February 2017. The 2017 Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) conference focused on how business can tackle global challenges by exploring innovative models and collaborative partnerships that are […]

Diving into the 1st Environmental Impact Bond: Q&A with Beth Bafford of Calvert Foundation

Environmental Impact Bonds

January 2017 In September, DC Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), Calvert Foundation, and Goldman Sachs  announced the nation’s first Environmental Impact Bond to fund green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff in Washington DC.  This first Environmental Impact Bond occurs three years after the publication of the CASE i3 working paper, “Environmental Impact Bonds,” written by […]

Impact Investing at SOCAP16: Where Are We Now & Where Are We Going?

This post was written by Sidney McLaurin, Jr., a CASE i3 Fellow and Co-Chair, in November 2016. Sidney attended SOCAP, the annual conference in San Francisco that brings together impact investors, social entrepreneurs, foundations, corporations, global nonprofits, and others contributing to a vibrant marketplace for socially, environmentally and economically sustainable solutions. For more information about SOCAP, visit their […]

Working with Enclude to Strengthen Financial Services for Women

This post was written by Evelyn Powery, a 2015 graduate of the Duke MBA program, in June 2015. While at Fuqua, Evelyn served as student co-chair for CASE i3 and as a CASE fellow. The CASE i3 Fellowship allows practitioners to engage MBA students on real-world challenges related to the diverse field of impact investing. […]