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    In this ESG Investor article, author Emmy Hawker discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Networks’ (GIIN) impact performance benchmark for agriculture. Hawker writes, “The GIIN has now developed an impact performance benchmark for the agriculture sector. Available through the GIIN’s IRIS+ platform, the pilot benchmark was co-developed with 16 agriculture-focused impact investors and aims to help investors measure their impact investment performance against both their peers and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” 

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    In this Ag Funder News article, author Louisa Burwood-Taylor discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Networks’ (GIIN) impact performance benchmark for agriculture. Burwood Taylor writes, “Eighteen agriculture impact investment funds have contributed data about some 1,200 investments to the agriculture impact benchmark, 16 of them contributing to its design. The agriculture impact performance benchmark enables investors to measure their performance across seven key performance indicators (KPIs) such as change in farmer income, how sustainably land is managed, and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. These KPIs draw on metrics that GIIN’s multi-sector impact measurement platform IRIS+ has been tracking for many years, which are essentially more detailed KPIs.” 

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    In this Professional Wealth Management article, author Elisa Trovato spoke with Amit Bouri, CEO and Co-Founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to discuss the role asset managers will play in the transition to a greener economy. Bouri says, “The asset management industry plays a critical role in accelerating transition to a clean, green and sustainable economy. We have seen heavy emphasis on exclusionary approaches, and decarbonisation of the economy, but we also need to accelerate investments into climate impact investments.”

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    In this Nasdaq article, contributor Aisha Williams discusses the importance of investing in gender equality. Williams cites the Global Impact Investing Networks' (GIIN) definition of gender lens investing writing, “Gender lens investing as defined by the Global Impact Investing Network seeks to incorporate gender based criteria throughout the investment process to generate better informed investment decisions leading to the advancement of gender equality.”

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    In this article author Massiel Valladares of 17 Asset Management sets out to demystify impact investing. Valladares highlights the importance of impact measurement & management when it comes to legitimizing the impact industry as a whole. Valladares cites the GIIN’s Roadmap for the Future of Impact Investing and the GIIN’s 2020 report on the state of impact measurement & management.

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    In this ESG Investor article, author Emmy Hawker spoke with Amit Bouri, CEO and Co-Founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to discuss harmonization within the impact investing eco-system. Bouri says, “The skill sets, expertise and knowledge of practitioners and investors in the industry will only become more sophisticated as the impact investment industry continues to scale.”

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    In this Bloomberg article author Greg Ritchie discusses the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed ESG labels. Ritchie mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 report which estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion and also highlights that the GIIN submitted a letter to the UK Financial Conduct Authority regarding their recent sustainability disclosure requirements.

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    In this European Business Review article author Olga Almqvist discusses the importance of impact investors and forward-thinking leaders sharing a common strategic approach to achieving impact at scale. Almqvist mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 report which estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion, marking the first time that the GIIN’s widely-cited estimate has topped the USD 1 trillion mark.

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    In this Nasdaq article author Aisha Williams discusses the growing impact investing market. Williams mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 report which estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion, marking the first time that the GIIN’s widely-cited estimate has topped the USD 1 trillion mark.

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    In this Reuters article, author Mark Hillsdon spoke with Amit Bouri, CEO and Co-Founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to discuss the rapid growth of the impact investing industry, which the GIIN estimates at USD $1.64 trillion. Bouri says, “There is undeniable momentum behind allocating capital in a way that actually drives progress on the world’s most pressing issues … in a way that can achieve financial objectives and achieve impact objectives.”

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    In this U.S. News & World Report, author Brian O'Connell provides readers with seven practical ways to engage with the impact investing market. O’Connell mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 report which estimates that size of the worldwide impact investing market is USD 1.164 trillion, marking the first time the cited estimate has topped the USD 1 trillion mark.

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