Now is the time for government, businesses and investors to advance an inclusive economy
The Coalition on Inclusive Economic Growth is a group of 60 impact-oriented organizations co-convened by the u.s. impact investing alliance and b Lab. This group works to engage with policymakers and advance policies that focus corporations and investors on value creation that promotes quality jobs, thriving communities and the resilience of our planet.
SUMMARY
Who We Are: The Coalition is a broad-based group of 60+ impact-oriented business and investor organizations dedicated to coordinating public and private sector action to generate inclusive economic growth. The organizations represented work on a range of topics, including impact investing, community development finance, small business access to capital, worker empowerment and capital markets reform.
Our Vision: We believe policymakers have the opportunity to harness the ingenuity of American capitalism to confront the serious, systemic challenges before us as a nation. Their success requires coordination across government and the private sector, and we stand ready to partner.
What We Do: The Coalition mobilizes private sector leaders who can deliver innovative solutions for both the Administration and Congress. Through our policy advocacy, we seek to manifest a coordinated, forward-looking approach to the structure and rules governing our capital markets alongside a renewed commitment to invest in strong, sustainable communities.
Policy Focus: The Coalition has articulated a set of commonsense yet transformative recommendations for government action to focus our economy so that it works for all Americans. These ideas have growing support in the business and investment communities and will foster inclusive economic growth for American workers, communities, and businesses. They include:
A shift from shareholder primacy to stakeholder capitalism, including financial market reforms that change the rules and incentives for corporations and investors to ensure they account for their impact on all stakeholders, and not just shareholders.
A renewed focus on community investing that builds generational wealth and economic opportunity in rural and underserved communities.
Interagency Convening on Equitable Economic Growth
The Coalition for Inclusive Economic Growth was officially launched as part of the Interagency Convening on Equitable Economic Growth, hosted by the Department of Commerce and former Deputy Secretary Don Graves. The Interagency Convening brought together key voices from the government, business, investor, philanthropic, and advocacy communities to identify and take action on opportunities for collaboration as we strive to implement an inclusive recovery and shape an economic system that works for all.
Contact Us
For more information about the proposal or ways to engage, please contact info@impinvalliance.org or policy@bcorporation.net.