Overview
SIRI’s activities focus on the following five pillars: 1) the development of better measures to track progress toward the mitigation of system-level challenges; 2) the fostering of rigorous academic scholarship on system-level investing; 3) improving dialogue by convening and hosting leaders from academia, policy, the public and private sector; 4) the development of new courses and extracurricular activities to educate the next generation of leaders in policy, investment, and business; and 5) executive education to educate the current generation of leaders. These pillars aim to complement, inform, and mutually reinforce each other.
System-Level Investing
"System-level investors support and enhance the health and resilience of the social, financial, economic, and environmental frameworks upon which they depend for long-term returns while still generating competitive or otherwise acceptable performance."
(Steve Lydenberg, 2023)
Recent News
From Funding Gaps to Questions of Investability...
Sustainable investing has changed over the past decade from a specialized approach to a key component of international finance...
Under the Paris Agreement framework, carbon credits serve as a mechanism for quantifying and trading verified emissions reductions or removals...
Upcoming Events
SIRI Career Fair 2026
SIRI Blended Finance Annual Conference 2026 (by invitation only)
Student Reflection Blogs
Rethinking Blended Finance: Lessons for Philanthropy and Development Practice
From Funding Gaps to Questions of Investability...
Rethinking the Real Impact of Sustainable Investing
Sustainable investing has changed over the past decade from a specialized approach to a key component of international finance...
The Challenges of Assessing Carbon Credit Credibility
Under the Paris Agreement framework, carbon credits serve as a mechanism for quantifying and trading verified emissions reductions or removals...
