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18 Impact Investing Trends You Haven't Seen Before and 1 You Have

July 30, 2018

via Forbesby Devin Thorpe

While the impact investing industry as a whole is growing rapidly, smaller pockets of the sector are participating in trends that will further spur its growth. Devin Thorpe quotes 19 industry players on such trends they have observed or driven, which he believes will create more opportunities for impact investors and social entrepreneurs alike, as well as hope and guidance for “solving the world’s biggest problems.”

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