Investing for Impact in Africa

In this post, Ermias Mengistu, Director of IESE’s Africa Initiative shares his takeaways from an engaging panel discussion co-hosted by the Africa Initiative and IESE’s recently launched Institute for Sustainability Leadership.  This week, IESE’s Africa Initiative and the Institute for Sustainability Leadership hosted a very engaging and insightful Africa-focused impact investing panel brilliantly moderated by…

IESE Impact Fund – Impact Investing at IESE

Founded by the MBA Class of 2017, the IESE Impact Fund (formerly known as IESE For Impact Community Fund or IFIC) is IESE’s own student-led impact investment fund. Its mission is to create the next generation of impact-focused leaders, investors, and businesses poised to deliver tangible and sustainable good. Practically, this means giving students hands-on…

Competing and Collaborating at Impact Investing Competition (IIC)

Last month, MBA students from leading international business schools gathered at IESE’s Barcelona campus to compete at the 6th Annual Impact Investing Competition (IIC). The competition took place during the annual Doing Good Doing Well Conference (DGDW) 2017, the largest student-led conference on Responsible Business in Europe. Experienced impact investors and social entrepreneurs from all over…