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dc.titleSustainable Investing: A Playbook for VC Funds
dc.contributor.authorEmme, Leticia
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorPlaza, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Ariana
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Belissa
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Yuri
dc.contributor.orgunitIDB Lab
dc.date.available2022-12-20T08:43:23
dc.date.issue2022-11-15T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractIn todays world, all private entities need to adopt a consistent approach to managing sustainability, including Venture Capital (VC) Funds. A sustainability approach helps to identify and better manage risks faced by the VC fund. It also improves efficiency, predictability and planning, the quality of investments, and increases transparency and accountability. The VC industry lags other asset classes in the adoption of sustainability approaches. Due to their small size, agile operation, and focus on innovation and technology, there are few bespoke sustainability resources for VC Funds, making it more difficult for them to apply ESG principles. As a result, VC Funds have largely been observers in an ever-changing sustainability agenda. This Sustainable Investment Playbook provides a blueprint for VC Funds who wish to implement a sustainability approach. It was designed together with VC Funds, and aims to be a practical tool, providing a review of the existing literature and resources available, as well as a step-by-step guidance on how to implement a sustainability approach, covering all stages of the venture investment cycle. Time is of the essence for VC funds and VC-backed companies; Sustainable Investing is a must but not yet a given.
dc.format.extent61
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004631
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Sustainable-Investing-A-Playbook-for-VC-Funds.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectSustainable Investment
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectVenture Capital
dc.subjectStakeholder Ecosystem
dc.subjectDue Diligence
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subject.jelcodeG19 - General Financial Markets: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeG24 - Investment Banking • Venture Capital • Brokerage • Ratings and Ratings Agencies
dc.subject.jelcodeG39 - Corporate Finance and Governance: Other
dc.subject.keywordsSustainability;ESG;impact;Venture capital;investment
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02616
idb.operationBK-C2176
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