Impact Investing: What It Is and How It Works ft. Pierre-Laurent Macridis (Rally Assets)

While the topic of Impact Investing is gaining momentum across headlines, conferences and even social media, many of us don't feel fully equipped to talk about it, let alone engage in it! We have specifically put together this episode to help our Resilience Reporters better understanding the topic in an accessible, educated way with the delightful and insightful Pierre-Laurent Macridis, Senior Associate - Private Investment Research at Rally Assets, an impact investment management firm focused on helping investors generate positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial returnPierre-Laurent lives and breaths all things impact investing. And, perhaps even more importantly, he knows how to break down the concepts into digestible, jargon-free chunks. In less than an hour, you are going to learn the difference between 3 layers of investing: responsible, ESG and then (the top tier) impact investing, how the industry has dramatically changed over the years, the way the education system is adapting to these changes, creating broader stakeholder buy-in when it comes to impact investing and more. In his role at Rally Assets, Pierre-Laurent conducts private investment research for client portfolios, including deal sourcing, due diligence and post-investment monitoring activities. In addition, he anchors Rally Asset’s presence in Québec, Canada. Prior to joining Rally in 2023, Pierre-Laurent served as Associate Principal at Fondaction where he invested in emerging impact fund managers, supported the creation of the firm’s large-scale impact asset management company and managed its underlying portfolio of six impact funds.Pierre-Laurent holds a MSc in Renewable Resources and a BCom in Economics (both from McGill University). Outside of his day to day, he also serves as VP Outreach, Diversity & inclusion, and sustainable finance on Reséau Capital’s New Generation committee, and is a founding investment committee member at Montreal Propel Impact Fund.  Message us your thoughts!