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  • Impact investments worldwide hit US$1.76tn as growth slows – GIIN report

    via Pioneers Postby Laura Joffre

    October 28, 2026

    Summary

    Cooler growth sign of a maturing market, according to the GIIN’s State And Size Of The Impact Investing Market 2026, while GIIN leaders suggest focus should turn to greater effectiveness.

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  • Chin up: Impact investing assets under management grow to $1.8 trillion

    via ImpactAlphaby Jessica Pothering, Dennis Price and Zuleyma Bebell

    October 28, 2026

    Summary

    It may come as a surprise that impact investing has grown, not retreated, in the past two years. In its biannual state of the market report, the Global Impact Investing Network estimated today’s impact investments under management at $1.76 trillion – a $200 billion gain since 2024. That’s despite geopolitical headwinds, largely in the US, and market uncertainty that has made fundraising and exits a slog for many impact allocators and fund managers.

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  • Impact market passes $1.75trn but growth slows, GIIN figures show

    via New Private Marketsby Charles Avery

    October 28, 2026

    Summary

    The impact market has grown at just 6% per year since 2024, according to GIIN's latest market-sizing, reflecting a challenging environment.

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  • Impact investing market reaches $1.76 trillion – but allocations have dropped in some regions

    via Impact Loopby Sion Lawrence-Geschwindt

    October 28, 2026

    Summary

    Impact investors are still growing the market, but at a much slower pace than before, according to a new report from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). A GIIN spokesperson told Impact Loop that falls in allocations in Europe and North America are “not necessarily a retreat.”

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  • Amit Bouri looks past the GIIN for his next act of impact leadership (podcast)

    via ImpactAlphaby David Bank and Isaac Silk

    September 24, 2026

    Summary

    In the latest Agents of Impact podcast, GIIN CEO Amit Bouri told David Bank that the field has exceeded his early expectations for reach and capital but, “We have not made the systemic progress that we need to at a global level.” 

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  • How Consultants Vet Managers on Affordable Housing Strategies

    via FundFireby Richard J. Chang

    September 18, 2026

    Summary

    Institutional gatekeepers are looking to diversify their real estate sleeves but require specialized skills from managers offering affordable housing strategies. GIIN CEO Amit Bouri provides comment in this piece. 

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  • Trump Administration Rulemakers Diverge on 401(k) Investment Offerings

    via The Wall Street Journal (Pro)by Luis Garcia

    August 31, 2026

    Summary

    A coming Labor Department rule might raise legal risks, making it harder for 401(k) plans to offer some private-fund strategies and crossing up the goals of another recent rule-making.

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  • Has impact investing worked? 'Yes and no,' says outgoing GIIN chief Amit Bouri

    via Impact Loopby Sion Lawrence-Geschwindt

    August 28, 2026

    Summary

    Amit Bouri, co-founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), announced in July that he will leave the organisation at the end of the year. In his first major interview since breaking the news, Bouri reflects on what the field has achieved, what it hasn't, why he is leaving now, and what he’ll do next.

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  • 'The GIIN is in a good place' despite ESG backlash

    via Environmental Financeby Peter Cripps

    August 07, 2026

    Summary

    As he announces his retirement as CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Amit Bouri is bullish about the organisation's prospects.

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  • A resilient investing strategy for uncertain times

    via New Private Marketsby Amit Bouri

    August 06, 2026

    Summary

    Impact investing offers resilience against geopolitical, macroeconomic and environmental shocks, writes GIIN CEO Amit Bouri.

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  • Barron's reports that impact investing trends remain strong

    via Barron'sby Abby Schultz

    August 01, 2026

    Summary

    Some asset managers don’t find environmental sustainability, equity and inclusion a problematic idea when it comes to investing.

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  • Nonprofits Put Pressure on Impact Managers to Deliver Returns

    via FundFireby Richard Chang

    July 07, 2026

    Summary

    Foundations are pushing alternatives managers to show how their investments deliver solid returns on top of positively changing communities.

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