![Social & Environmental Due Diligence: From the Impact Case to the Business Case](https://rootcapital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Impact-Areas_1-scaled.jpg)
We believe that assessing social and environmental factors is not just a way for mission-driven financial institutions like Root Capital to create impact. In this issue brief, we posit that social and environmental due diligence can also create financial benefits that partially or fully offset the costs involved for lenders and investors.