Hello,

Welcome to our IMPACT monthly digest for October 2018.

This month, our new CEO Christopher Hirst wrote for Thomson Reuters about the connection between Impact Investing and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Read more below, along with other perspectives and stories of our work from across the globe.

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Palladium Communications Team
Why I Don't Believe in the SDGs (And How Impact Investing is Changing My Mind)

Are the UN's SDGs a rallying cry, an entry point, or an exercise in lip service? Palladium CEO Christopher Hirst writes for Thomson Reuters about the connection between the SDGs and Impact Investing .
5 Qualities You Need to be a Humanitarian Emergency Responder

Our Logistics team works with governments and NGOs to deliver the fastest post-disaster relief in the world. Over the past 20 years, we've learned what makes a good responder, and it might not be what you expect. Would you have what it takes?
Women-Led Investment Teams Banking on Social Return

Demand for financial investment to include Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards continues to grow, and women are at the forefront. Laurie Spengler, CEO of Palladium-acquired Enclude, is quoted in the Financial Times .
How to Design Better Programs in Complex Systems

Development programs are more complex than ever, and our team has recently publish ed a new framework for designing and evaluating complex programs  in the American Journal of Evaluation.
Can Businesses Do Better for Girls?

Business can be the critical missing piece when it comes to girls' empowerment, with more agility and responsiveness than most development interventions. Julisa Tambunan, Director of GirlSPARKS and speaker at Palladium's Day of the Girl event in London, explains what companies need to do differently .
4 Ways Managers can Change the World

Many new business school graduates are passionate about harnessing the power of business to solve the world's greatest challenges, but feel powerless to do so. Harvard Professor and Palladium Thought Leader Dr. George Serafeim explains why there's hope . 
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