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  • Leveraging Data in Impact Investing: A Comparison with Data-Driven VC Processes

    via Mediumby Mustafa Torun

    June 21, 2023

    Summary

    In this Medium article, author Mustafa Torun explores the use of data in impact investing and draws comparison with data-driven venture capital (VC) processes. Torun mentions the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) writing, “It’s worth mentioning that some studies, such as the Annual Survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), have indicated that a significant portion of impact investors achieve market-rate returns or better. This suggests that while impact may be the priority, it does not necessitate accepting lower returns.” 

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  • Impact investing for climate change

    via PV Europe

    June 05, 2023

    Summary

    In this article, PV Europe discusses the opportunity for impact investing to help mitigate the climate crisis. PV Europe mentions the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) writing, "The year 2022 was a milestone for impact investing. According to the GIIN, impact assets under management crossed the $1 trillion threshold for the first time.”

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  • Beyond Returns: The Rise Of Values-Aligned Investing

    via Forbesby Tamara Kostova

    May 26, 2023

    Summary

    In this Forbes article, author Tamara Kostova discusses the momentum behind the rise of values-aligned investing. Kostova mentions the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) writing, “The Global Impact Investing Networks' 2022 Sizing the Impact Investing Market report estimated the size of the total worldwide impact investing market at just under $1.2 trillion. This is the first time the estimate has hit the $1 trillion mark.”

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  • Impact Investing: emerging Asian markets need more funding sooner to fight climate change and social challenges, conference hears

    via South China Morning Postby Eric Ng

    May 12, 2023

    Summary

    In this South China Morning Post article, author Eric Ng discusses the “Navigating the future of Impact Investing in Asia” event co-hosted by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and Hong Kong’s Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). Ng writes, “Financing flows into emerging markets in Asia for meeting climate change and other social challenges are far from enough, and potential investors should not wait because both financial and social objectives can be achieved, an impact investing conference has heard.”

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  • The Time For Impact Investing Is Now

    via Forbesby Mazyar Mortazavi

    May 03, 2023

    Summary

    In this Forbes article, author Mazyar Mortazavi discusses the momentum behind the impact investing movement. Mortazavi mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Annual Impact Investor Survey writing, “In a 2020 survey by the GIIN, 88% of impact investors said their investments were either meeting or exceeding their financial expectations.”

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  • Impact investing as a value creation opportunity

    via Times of Indiaby Akshay Panth and Anjana Seshadri

    April 21, 2023

    Summary

    In this Times of India article, authors Akshay Panth and Anjana Seshadri discuss the opportunity for impact investing in India. Panth and Seshadri mention the Global Impact Investing Networks' (GIIN) Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 report which estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion.

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  • GIIN Defines Baseline Practices for Impact Investing in Listed Markets

    via OnImpactby John Treadgold

    April 12, 2023

    Summary

    In this OnImpact article, author John Treadgold discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Networks’ (GIIN) Guidance for Pursuing Impact in Listed Equities. Treadgold writes, “The report is informed by input from more than 100 investors, and was developed by GIIN’s Listed Equities Working Group. The goal was to evaluate market trends and understand the approaches investment managers were using when creating impact investment strategies in listed markets. And the outcome is a model providing baseline practices and expectations for asset managers wanting to build a listed equity impact fund.”

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  • The GIIN Launches Its Second Impact Performance Benchmark

    via Forbesby Anne Field

    April 05, 2023

    Summary

    In this Forbes article, author Anne Field discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Networks’ (GIIN) impact performance benchmark for agriculture. Field writes, “The benchmark allows investors to compare their own impact investment performance to peer groups and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across seven key performance indicators. They range from changes in farmer income and sustainably managed land to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that have been mitigated and investee revenue growth.” 

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  • Impact investors lay out a theory of change for driving positive outcomes in public equities

    via ImpactAlphaby Dennis Price

    April 05, 2023

    Summary

    In this ImpactAlpha article, author Dennis Price discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Networks’ (GIIN) Guidance for Pursuing Impact in Listed Equities. Price writes, “The Global Impact Investing Network has introduced new guidance for impact in listed equities that attempts to raise the bar, and clarify how impact strategies in listed equities differ from ESG approaches and other sustainability-related strategies.”

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  • GIIN Impact Benchmark Targets Agriculture

    via ESG Investorby Emmy Hawker

    March 29, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Exclusive: GIIN launches performance benchmark for agriculture impact investment funds ‘living in a vacuum’

    via Ag Funder Newsby Louisa Burwood-Taylor

    March 24, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Investing for impact to combat climate crisis

    via Professional Wealth Managementby Elisa Trovato

    March 14, 2023

    Summary

    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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