Impact Investing
Challenging the
False Narrative
LOHAS’ mission is not only to drive more capital into impact investments, but also to challenge the false narrative that investments delivering real social or environmental benefits cannot yield market-rate (or greater) returns.
We help clients tell a compelling story that educates, inspires, and engages both the committed impact investment community as well as still-hesitant traditional investors, and then LOHAS develops outreach strategies for identified target audiences.
Questions LOHAS Helps Address:
Is your venture delivering social or environmental impact but not telling a story that would engage impact-minded investors, customers, or partners?
Do you lack a strategic plan for engaging supporters?
How can you best deliver a compelling profit + impact story?
Are there untapped sources of capital that might be appropriate for your venture?
How will you measure impact to satisfy investor expectations pre- and post-investment?
“Let’s get real – individual investors have no sway in the public markets. The place where individual investors can have the most impact – by far – is in providing direct growth capital to private companies and social enterprises. Instead [we are] giving investors an (arguably) false sense of doing good through ESG funds…”
– Don Shaffer, former CEO, RSF Social Finance
Leveraging an Accepted Framework
LOHAS ensures that the impact being delivered by its clients is clear to prospective investors by directly tying intended achievements to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
“Investors have been thinking for decades on how to get harmful things out of their portfolios, but [impact investing] is about proactively investing in solutions. It is that much more intentional step about investing in things like climate change directly.”
– Amit Bouri, CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network
Some Areas of Focus of Our Clients
Women-founded/led organizations
Climate change mitigation
Healthcare issues and access
Infrastructure resiliency
Social impact entertainment
Sustainable real estate
Place-based initiatives
Clean energy and water
Financial inclusion
Ocean health
Affordable housing
Wildlife and nature conservation
Fair senior housing
Sustainable food and agriculture
Racial equity and social justice
Eco-tourism
Education
Clean transportation
Financial Literacy
Sustainable waste management
Women-founded/led organizations
Healthcare issues and access
Social impact entertainment
Place-based initiatives
Financial inclusion
Affordable housing
Fair senior housing
Racial equity and social justice
Education
Financial Literacy
Climate change mitigation
Infrastructure resiliency
Sustainable real estate
Clean energy and water
Ocean health
Wildlife and nature conservation
Sustainable food and agriculture
Eco-tourism
Clean transportation
Sustainable waste management
Engage Investors in Impact
LOHAS helps chart a course for attracting not only the impact investment community but also family offices and other parties that may have historically stood on the impact investing sidelines. Contact us to learn how.