Mission-connected investment: a missed opportunity

Traditionally, foundations have separated grant income and goals from endowments. Barely half of UK charities apply any ethical considerations to their endowment investments. While some alternative investment approaches are being pioneered by foundations in the UK and overseas, these find little support. A new report from NEF (New Economics Foundation), Mission Possible: Emerging opportunities for mission-connected investment, suggests that mission-connected investment (MCI) is an investment approach that will allow foundations to achieve a market-level return while realizing social, ethical or environmental goals.