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  • GIIN and CIIP launch impact investing education initiative

    via Impact Investorby Ian Lewis

    November 01, 2023

    Summary

    In this Impact Investor article, author Ian Lewis discusses the partnership between the GIIN and the CIIP, and the resulting educational initiative designed to increase access to impact investing education globally. The author details the GIIN's participation in this collaboration, writing, “The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and the Singapore-based Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) are collaborating on an initiative to improve the availability and depth of education available to impact investing professionals globally. 

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  • Elevating our collective leadership at the GIIN Impact Forum

    via ImpactAlphaby Amit Bouri

    November 01, 2023

    Summary

    In this Op-ed published by ImpactAlpha, GIIN’s Co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri explores the concept of collective leadership. Bouri points out that “we cannot just focus on our individual pieces of the puzzle; instead, we must work collaboratively to understand the broader picture fully" and that "by directing our collective efforts to build meaningful industry infrastructure, we can create a ‘race to the top’ for impact performance and crowd in new investors."

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  • Rethinking Scale in Agribusiness: An Impact Investor Explores the Massive Benefits of Being Small

    via NextBillionby Coco Lim and Chris Wayne

    October 18, 2023

    Summary

    In this article from Next Billion, authors Chris Wayne and Coco Lim discuss the need to rethink the traditional concept of scale in agribusiness, especially in the context of impact investing, and how agribusiness can reach smallholders. They reference the GIIN's impact performance benchmark tool IRIS+, writing that, "these conversations and our related experience show that the average agribusiness can expect to reach between 5,000 and 10,000 smallholders. The GIIN’s impact performance benchmark for agriculture, available through IRIS+, backs this up: Across investors who reported, the average portfolio agribusiness reaches 5,643 smallholders."

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  • Impact investors will focus more on emerging markets

    via Forbesby Anne Field

    September 07, 2023

    Summary

    In this Forbes article, author Anne Field mentions the GIIN reports that highlight how impact investors are increasingly directing their attention towards emerging markets. The author emphasizes the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) reports, writing, “Impact investors plan to set up their capital allocation to emerging marketings and meeting the basic needs of communities in those regions over the next five years. It’s a change from previous activity, which focused more developed markets.”  

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  • Investing in a positive impact on climate change

    via The Times of Israelby Eytan Stibbe

    July 21, 2023

    Summary

    In this Times of Israel article, author Eytan Stibbe discusses the significance of investing with a positive impact on climate change. He mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) survey conducted in 2020, stating that, “the GIN’s report included nearly 300 investors, of whom 69% observed a steady market growth, projecting an investment of $48 billion for the following year. At that time, the estimated total market size was approximately $715 billion.” 

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  • Impact investing- what it is and how paraplanners can find out more

    via Professional Paraplannerby Robs Kingsbury

    July 21, 2023

    Summary

    In this Professional Paraplanners’ article, author Robs Kingsbury looks at what impact investing entails and how paraplanners can help incorporate it into theory arms’ investment propositions. He mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) key elements to impact investments, writing, “Intentionality: Impact Investments intentionally contribute to social and environmental solutions. This differentiates them from other strategies such as ESG Investing, responsible investing, and screening strategies.” 

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  • Institutional investors fastest-growing source of capital for impact investment managers, new GIIN survey reveals

    via Pioneers Postby Laura Joffre

    June 30, 2023

    Summary

    In this Pioneer’s Post article, author Laura Joffre highlights the growing significance of institutional investors as a major source of capital of impact investments. She mentions the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) 2023 GIINsight report series, writing, “The survey shows that impact assets under management have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 18% between 2017 and 2022 – investors in the sample managed an aggregated US$213bn in 2022, up from US$95bn five years before.” 

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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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