Scaling Impact

That is what this book is about. It is about innovations-not in science or medicine or national output, but innovations in the practice of finance and investment that can create sustainable outcomes. It is about how we can evolve our thinking about the rules for using capital and capitalism as forces for good and solving our world's most pressing challenges: not by simply changing the amount of capital we put in, or the effort (labor) we supply, but by rethinking and innovating on some of the central tenets of capital. It is about how investors who place capital for return can truly prioritize creating value for all stakeholders, placing that goal at the center of their investments. It is about how governments and philanthropists can best use their resources to catalyze innovation. It is also about how finance itself can be designed to consider its users' and not just its providers' needs.

When I open my phone and scan the news and my social media feeds,I often encounter news of an ever-increasing number of natural disasters and extreme weather events in my own country that are caused by rising temperatures. Whether droughts, heat waves, or wildfires in western United States,