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Elevating impact investing at Davos and social investment trends for 2026

via Alliance Magazineby Claudia Cahalane

January 23, 2026

Summary

The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting is ‘an opportunity to elevate impact investing in a big way’, said Amit Bouri, CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

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Uncertainty reigns, impact investing shines, as Davos searches for solutions

via ImpactAlphaby Dennis Price

January 22, 2026

Summary

From great power brinksmanship to real-time dealmaking, the signals from the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps are clear: challenges are mounting, governance structures are straining, and instability is opening space for new solutions.

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Asset owners at critical point in impact strategy adoption, GIIN report

via Impact Investorby Ian Lewis

November 20, 2025

Summary

A survey from the Global Impact Investing Network highlights concerns over impact classification and measurement, as institutions seek to scale impact investment.

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Institutional Asset Owners Enter New Era of Uncertainty in Impact Investing

via NordSIPby Filipe Albuquerque, PhD

November 20, 2025

Summary

Impact investing among institutional asset owners (IAOs) is rapidly evolving from scattered initiatives into a systematic component of institutional portfolios, according to a new report from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

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OPIM: LPs need to guard against impact washing

via New Private Marketsby Michael Bowen

November 06, 2025

Summary

Joohee Rand calls for investors and fund managers "to get better alignment on impact" and urges LPs to learn more about industry practices to avoid a rise in misleading claims.

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COP30: A Turning Point For Impact, Climate And The Ambition Gap

via Forbes.comby Felicia Jackson

November 05, 2025

Summary

As COP30 approaches in Belém, the world’s ambition gap is widening. UN analysis of national climate plans shows governments falling short of their 1.5°C goals, while impact-investment data reveal a parallel retreat in private capital. Both stories point to the same problem: a collective loss of nerve.

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What Is Impact Investing? How Is It Different From ESG?

via Bloombergby Aaron Clark

November 03, 2025

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If global finance is turning away from ethical investing strategies in the “anti-woke” era, at least one corner of the industry didn’t get the memo.

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Overheard at the GIIN Forum

via Impact Investorby Krystle Higgins

October 17, 2025

Summary

This year’s GIIN Impact Forum took place in Berlin, where industry leaders spoke about key themes driving the growth and innovation in the sector.

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Proliferation and sophistication are both key to impact’s future

via New Private Marketsby Charles Avery

October 16, 2025

Summary

This year's GIIN conference demonstrated how different organisations are at various stages of the impact learning curve.

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GIIN State of the Market 2025: impact resilience and imbalance

via OnImpactby Meagan Evans

October 16, 2025

Summary

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) State of the Market 2025 report paints a mixed picture of the global impact investing landscape, capturing both its strength and unevenness.

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At GIIN Impact Forum, institutional investors seek to chart a path forward

via ImpactAlphaby Dennis Price and Lucy Ngige

October 15, 2025

Summary

As the world tires of the status quo, the impact investing playbook may represent a way forward.

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GIIN Forum 2025: Pension funds now supply 35% of impact capital

via IPEby Krystle Higgins

October 15, 2025

Summary

This year’s GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin highlighted the growing influence of pension funds in impact investing, alongside discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) and blended finance.

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