Financial institutions, including credit unions, banks, foundations and pension funds, are paying increasing attention to the societal impacts of their lending and investment decision-making. Motivations and strategies for doing so range from long-term investors seeking to manage societal and environmental risks that adversely impact their investment portfolios and to identify new sources of value, to philanthropic and community-minded investors seeking alignment between their investments and their overall missions.
Against the backdrop of growing uncertainty in financial markets caused by the wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric dominating many nation’s political agendas, this article explores how these same investors on how to mobilize their investments to address urgent issues around immigration.
http://ssir.org/articles/entry/investing_in_global_refugee_and_migrant_integration
The Great Divide 