In this article, Julie Gorte of Pax World and Meg Voorhes of US SIF provide coverage of five trends contributing to fund managers and institutional investors’ increasing interest in sustainable and impact investing. The duo attributes this growing interest to increased client demand, as “many individual investors and institutions want to make sure that the enterprises in which they invest don’t fund practices that run counter to their personal or organizational values.” Other trends behind the growth in sustainable and impact investing, according to their research, include: concern among investors about climate change, conflict risk, and women’s socioeconomic advancement, as well as concerns about civilian firearms and corporate governance issues.

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