I am pleased to announce the launch of Case Impact Network. Case Impact Network represents a doubling down on the belief that business and capital can be powerful forces for change. We have long been committed to backing people and ideas that can change the world, investing hundreds of millions of dollars to drive impact. With the launch of Case Impact Network, we will be well-positioned to usher in a new era of more inclusive capitalism. To achieve this, Case Impact Network will conduct research and advocacy, make and manage impact investments, and build strategic partnerships with a focus on driving long-term benefits for society and building a more robust impact investing ecosystem.

We believe that these are unique times. As we look across markets, we see a number of emerging trends: impact investing has exploded since we began studying it and advocating for it; there are growing concerns that capitalism serves too few in our society; more companies are looking to more fully integrate impact into their business approaches; and, new demographic segments have growing economic power and have different expectations for the way capital is used. These, taken together, have led to more CEOs embracing the need to bring a longer-term, more inclusive approach to value creation that recognizes the need to do a better job of serving employees, customers, and communities. It is clear that there is an opportunity to accelerate and expand these efforts and that is the driving factor behind our decision to launch Case Impact Network. 

We are starting with a multi-month series of engagements with leaders on the state of the market and a review of potential options to pursue for the greatest impact. I am sharing some of my thoughts on how we see the state of play on a wide variety of issues at the present time and look forward to building on these thoughts through these conversations. Based on the findings from this tour, we will be launching a series of initiatives to support these movements. We look forward to sharing these with you and hope you will sign up for our email list so we can keep you informed as we launch new projects.