GIIN in the news Press releases

  • Impact investing likely to grow at 30% annually

    via Live Mintby Ruchita Saxena

    March 05, 2013

  • Cameron to push G8 on finance bonds for new 'social investment’

    via The Telegraphby Kamal Ahmed

    February 09, 2013

    Summary

    This article discusses Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement to use the UK’s presidency of the G8 this year to develop new agreements on “impact investing” where funds buy bonds with a guaranteed return if certain public policies are delivered.

    From original article:

    "One of the first social impact bonds in the UK was launched three years ago to support a project to reduce re-offending by inmates at Peterborough Prison. The projects are delivered by social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, foundations and charities."

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  • Impact Investors Report Satisfaction—and Cite Challenges

    via The Chronicle of Philanthropyby Nicole Wallace

    January 10, 2013

    Summary

    This article highlights findings from a recent J.P. Morgan and GIIN report, "Perspectives on Progress."

    From original article:

    "Most foundations and other institutions that make investments that seek both social and financial returns say the approach is meeting their expectations on both counts, according to a new report published by JPMorgan and the Global Impact Investing Network."

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  • Charitable foundations look towards impact investing

    via Marketplaceby Alex Goldmark

    December 29, 2012

  • In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits

    via New York Times, DealBookby Stephanie Strom

    December 10, 2012

    Summary

    The article profiles key impact investors and investments, including W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Gray Ghost Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.

    From original article:

    "When the W. K. Kellogg Foundation set aside $100 million in 2007 to invest in companies that could produce both social and financial benefits, it was considered revolutionary. Historically, major foundations had used mainly stocks, bonds, real estate and other traditional asset classes to build their endowments."

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  • Getting Back More Than a Warm Feeling

    via The New York Timesby Caroline Preston

    November 07, 2012

    Summary

    The article discusses "social impact bonds," also known as "pay for success" bonds.

    From original article:

    "The bond concept has drawn interest from many government officials and some nonprofits eager for new financial support. But it has also stirred concerns among people who say the idea is impractical, ignores political realities and risks putting profits ahead of what is best for society."

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  • Impact Investing

    via Financial Timesby Usman Hayat

    November 03, 2012

    Summary

    The article explores investments made by the private sector to generate measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.

    From original article:

    "Impact investments are made to create jobs or affordable housing in low-income urban areas or to provide clean drinking water or accelerate agricultural growth in rural areas. Similarly, they may seek to improve access to education, or health services, and financial services."

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  • Impact Investing

    via Huffington Postby Luther Ragin, Jr.

    October 22, 2012

    Summary

    The GIIN's CEO reflects on the last five years of impact investing.

    From original article:

    "The last five years have generated remarkable new interest in impact investing. New investors — including diversified financial institutions, high-net-worth family offices, and pension funds — are entering the field. New business models are being developed to create financially-sustainable social and environmental solutions."

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  • Impact investing

    via Financial Timesby Sarah Murray

    October 14, 2012

    Summary

    The article covers the state of impact investing in Latin America.

    From original article:

    "For now, impact investing remains a tiny segment of overall financial market activity in Latin America.

    But many believe social and economic factors in much of the region provide fertile ground for the growth of an asset class built on investments that deliver social and environmental, as well as financial returns."

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  • Investing for Impact

    via The Huffington Postby Dr. Judith Rodin

    October 02, 2012

    Summary

    Dr. Judith Rodin of the Rockefeller Foundation discusses impact investing and future opportunities for investors.

    From original article:

    "Venture capitalists in Silicon Valley know a good opportunity when they see one. And this week, investors and entrepreneurs flocked to San Francisco's fourth annual Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference to explore how the invisible hand can lend a helping hand."

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  • Philanthropists Take the Measure of Doing Good

    via The New York Timesby Paul Sullivan

    September 27, 2012

    Summary

    The article gets a sense for impact investing from a variety of perspectives, including the GIIN's.

    From original article:

    "Luther Ragin Jr., chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network, a nonprofit group that tracks and helps impact investors, said that education in the United States had been a difficult area for impact investing. But he listed other areas where it has worked. He pointed to the New York City Acquisition Fund, where foundations, banks and government agencies have come together to lend money for the construction of low-cost housing. He also cited clean energy and entrepreneurial programs."

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  • Impact investing gains ground in India

    via Business Standard

    September 19, 2012

    Summary

    The article discusses trends in impact investing in India.

    From original article: "Impact investing, which focuses on social as well as financial outcomes, is slowly gaining ground in India. With about a dozen domestic and international funds operating in this space, the segment has grown steadily over the past five years. According to a recent study by the Planning Commission, investments by these funds have crossed Rs 1,200 crore."

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