Thought Leadership
At Sonen, we contribute to numerous thought pieces and publications, take leadership roles within industry organizations, and lead and conduct studies to maintain our position at the leading edge of the developing world of impact investing. We believe these activities serve not only to inform and improve our knowledge and understanding of this evolving area, but it also enhances our ability to deliver to our clients increasingly more sophisticated and holistic impact strategies and services.
2020 Global Multi-Strategy Impact Report
We are pleased to release our first, stand-alone, Global Multi-Strategy Impact Report. This report covers the positive impacts of our absolute return strategy that seeks to invest in assets that have a low correlation to the global equity and fixed income markets with a unique and direct social and environmental impact.
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2020 Impact Report
We are pleased to release our 8th Annual Impact Report, covering our impact investments in fixed income and public equity. New to our analysis this year, we illustrate how our own internal impact frameworks align closely with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and lead to investments that are providing critical solutions to the challenges of climate change, resource use, and equitable economic development among others.
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Investing in Financial Inclusion
Webinar
Sonen Capital’s Impact Framework series continues with our webinar on Financial Inclusion. Also included are answers to the questions we did not have time for during the presentation.
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Investing in Financial Inclusion
Impact Framework
Greater access to financial services is more important than ever. Financial services of all types play a critical role in global social and economic development. In this Impact Framework, lay out where we believe investors can allocate capital to meet financial inclusion goals to expand access, improve affordability and increase products and services for underserved populations.
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The New Operating Environment Facing Latin American Capital Providers
Collaborative for Frontier Finance, Sonen Capital, Fondo de Fondos and Dalberg
The Collaborative for Finance, in partnership with Sonen Capital, Fondos de Fondos and Dalberg recently conducted a survey of capital managers targeting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean to better understand how COVID-19 is impacting MSMEs and the local capital providers that support them.
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Impact Investing Handbook
An Implementation Guide for Practitioners
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors published the “Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners”—180 pages of helping asset owners turn interest into action. Case studies include the KL Felicitas Foundation, Skoll Foundation and The Nathan Cummings Foundation & Sonen Capital.
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2019 Impact Report
Sonen’s Impact Report provides an in-depth and multidimensional view of the sustainability characteristics of our four investment strategies.
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Latin America, Two Views, One Region of Opportunity
Impact Investing in Latin America
From the main stage at SOCAP19, Raul Pomares of Sonen Capital and Rodrigo Villar of New Ventures discuss the impact investment opportunity in Latin America. They discuss their impressions of the impact ecosystem, quality of expertise and investments, and entrepreneurship throughout LATAM. They discuss the misconceptions investors have when considering the region, from violence to deal flow, and how the impact community is innovating to rise above those issues to get Latin America on investor’s radars.
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Divest Invest Philanthropy
Five Years After Launch
This report tracks the progress of the nearly 200 foundation signatories of Divest Invest Philanthropy, five years after the initiative was launched. The report showcases leading examples through case studies, and invites other foundations to come along.
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2018 Impact Report
Sonen is delighted to share with you our sixth annual Impact Report, which provides a meaningful and multidimensional view of the sustainability metrics and social and environmental impact of our four investment strategies.
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