Foote: Social Investment Isn't Just About Finance
Commonwealth Club - Commonwealth Club of California
William Foote is founder and CEO of Root Capital and an Ashoka Global Fellow.Root Capital is best in class in the new world of social investment. It has provided more than $120 million in credit to 235 grassroots enterprises in 30 countries in Latin America and Africa with a 99% repayment rate from our borrowers and a 100% repayment rate to investors. One of their trademark investment strategies is to finance agricultural cooperatives. They work closely with Starbucks and coffee cooperatives around the world. “We help harness the existing entrepreneurial energy in isolated rural communities, enabling conservation and encouraging socially responsible business practices.”For more information, visit: http://www.rootcapital.org/