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  • Hedge Fund Veteran Chris James to Start Impact-Investing Firm

    via Bloombergby Saijel Kishan

    December 21, 2020

    Summary

    In this Bloomberg article, Saijel Kishan announces that the founder of one of the biggest tech hedge funds of a decade ago, Chris James, is currently investing in businesses that have a positive impact on society and the environment – a practice which is on the rise. Saijel reports that “impact investments, […] are surging in popularity amid heightened concern about racial and income inequality, as well as climate change.” This has been confirmed by the GIIN’s 2020 Annal Impact Investor Survey that estimates that the market size of the impact investing industry grew to USD 715 billion by the end of 2019.

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  • How Middle East social enterprises proved their mettle amid the pandemic

    via Arab Newsby Keith J. Fernandez

    December 21, 2020

    Summary

    In this Arab News article, Keith Fernandez notes that impact investing has become more attractive to venture capital firms in MENA since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Keith reports, according to the GIIN’s 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey, 73 percent of 294 leading investors said they would maintain or increase their planned outlay for 2020. Along similar lines, Medea Nocentini, co-founder and CEO of C3 (Companies Creating Change), believes, “most social enterprises not only survived during the COVID-19 pandemic but also thrived. This proves that companies creating change are the future.”

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  • Nominations open for 2020 Australian Impact Investment Awards

    via Pro Bono Australiaby Luke Michael

    December 08, 2020

    Summary

    This Pro Bono Australia article covers the upcoming virtual 2020 Australian Impact Investment Awards, a collaboration between the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific and the Impact Investing Hub, and sponsored by the Australian Department of Social Services. The awards “recognize people in the sector for their expertise, commitment and outstanding activity in the Australian impact investing ecosystem."

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  • Amit Bouri: Founding the GIIN, embracing risk, and activating impact investors in a crisis

    via Good Futureby John Treadgold

    December 08, 2020

    Summary

    In this Good Future podcast, John Treadgold interviews Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, Amit Bouri. John and AmitThe duo discuss the evolution of the concept of impact investing and how the GIIN works to activates its network to unleash the power of capital for good. Amit also gives insights into the origins of the R3 Coalition, which aims to streamline impact investing efforts that will address the large-scale social and economic consequences of COVID-19.

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  • Forbes начинает исследования и готовит рейтинги в сфере импакт-инвестиций

    via Forbes Russiaby Forbes Editorial Staff

    December 08, 2020

    Summary

    In this Forbes Russia article, the editors announce the launch of a large-scale project to research impact investing in Russia. Referring to the GIIN's definition, they underscore that impact investments, which are gaining strength and credibility across the world, "are investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return."

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  • GIIN publishes impact performance comparisons

    via Environmental Financeby Michael Hurley

    November 16, 2020

    Summary

    In this article, Environmental Finance’s Michael Hurley interviews Dean Hand, Director of Research at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), about the findings of the GIIN’s new Impact Performance research on the Agriculture and Financial Inclusion sectors. Hand underscores that “most impact investors have a lot of data on their own investments. What they often don't understand is how their peers are performing, in relative terms.” According to Hand, “if impact performance is to be taken as seriously as financial performance when informing decision-making […], investors need reliable information about impact results and analytics to enable comparison.”

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  • What Investors Need to Know to Embrace Catalytic Capital

    via Stanford Social Innovation Reviewby Harvey Koh

    November 16, 2020

    Summary

    In this article, Harvey Koh, managing director at FSG, discusses the surge in impact investing and the urgent need, “…to help interested investors mobilize more catalytic capital for greater impact.” According to the GIIN’s 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey, the impact investing sector has grown steadily to USD 715 billion in 2020. “We need to explain the why, what, and how of catalytic capital at a more granular level for different investor types”, writes Koh. This will help expand catalytic capital and move us closer to, “realizing the large-scale solutions that the world needs today.”

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  • Re-focusing and re-imagining for the 'Decade of Action'

    via Pioneers Postby Amit Bouri

    October 16, 2020

    Summary

    In this Op-ed published by Pioneers Post, Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, Amit Bouri, reflects on the great need for impact investors to take action and respond to the global  socio-economic inequalities that have been further exacerbated by the current COVID-19 crisis. He urges, “Investors can no longer ignore the reality that every investment has impacts…the financial community must re-focus its work for meaningful action.”

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  • Impact investment gains from improving measures of success and failure

    via Financial Timesby Billy Nauman

    October 16, 2020

    Summary

    In this article, Billy Nauman covers the growth and evolution of the impact investing market and interviews Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, Amit Bouri. According to Bouri, since the term “impact investing” was coined in 2007, we have seen a significant increase in sophistication and standardization of impact measurement and management. Whereas in 2010 the majority of investors used their own measurement systems to track impact, Bouri underscores, “Now, almost all are aligning around a core group of impact measurement and management systems.”

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  • #TradeTalks: The Future of Capitalism and Impact Investing Lessons Learned Out of #COVID19

    via Nasdaqby Jill Malandrino

    October 07, 2020

    Summary

    In this broadcast, Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, Amit Bouri, joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss the future of capitalism and the lessons learned about impact investing in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Why is impact investing still the best kept secret in town? – EVPA’s new CEO

    via Pioneers Postby Pioneer Reporters

    October 07, 2020

    Summary

    This Pioneers Post article covers the 16th annual EVPA conference and features the keynote session of Amit Bouri, Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network in New York. According to Bouri, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted “our deepest inequities” and calls for “the need for a transition that leads to a very different future.” He underscores, “We need more investors intentionally targeting positive impact. We need more investors measuring and managing for impact performance. And we need more investors collaborating and contributing to the growth of the industry.”

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  • A Changed Vision of Investment Success for a Changed World

    via your SRIby Amit Bouri

    September 18, 2020

    Summary

    “This tipping point is a moment of tremendous opportunity: we can demonstrate to the world that money can do so much more than just make more money” - GIIN co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri shares his reflections on how this moment of crisis can play a critical role in pushing the impact investing industry toward greater accountability and “...a ‘race to the top’ with potential to make real progress on our most pressing global goals.”

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