The ISM journey, thus far, has given me the opportunity to deeply explore the field of impact investing while complementing my skills of social entrepreneurship. Through this incredible process, I have come across an amazing set of individuals who have guided me through the initial process of comprehending fundamental investment terms to helping me execute my first stock market trade. Continuing this path, I hope to author and publish an informative research paper about impact investing for my Final Product. As I have experience with entrepreneurship, I would like to pivot to conduct more in-depth traditional research, thereby utilizing skills of research synthesis, traditional secondary research, and application of my research into real-world situations.

The paper itself will be titled “Impact Investing: Discovering our Future”, and I have stated the abstract of the research paper below:

As we shift towards a society that places value of individual efforts to drive positive change - volunteering, purchasing responsibly, or actively participating to guide legislation - we should expect our corporations to follow suit. Within the ongoing social revolution that is redefining the way everyday consumers perceive the roles and responsibilities of the business community, the vitality of social responsibility – the ability to serve ALL stakeholders - has emerged. Moreover, this concept is pervasive within the business world, as implementing social responsibility within the financial sector has led to impact investing. Within this research paper, representative of months of primary research, secondary research, and hands-on application, I look to standardize impact investing terms that are currently characterized with ambiguity, discuss the future of impact investing, and identify three public stocks that exemplify the major components of impact investing.