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  • The Importance of Investing in Gender Equality

    via Nasdaqby Aisha Williams

    March 10, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Impact Investing Newsflow: February 2023 edition

    via Pioneers Postby Laura Joffre

    March 02, 2023

  • Demystifying Impact Part 1: Every Investment Stage Should Be Data-Driven

    via 17 Asset Managementby Massiel Valladares

    February 22, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Impact Without Boundaries

    via ESG Investorby Emmy Hawker

    February 10, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Funds Balk at UK Plan Set to Hit $70 Billion Impact Market

    via Bloombergby Greg Ritchie

    February 01, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility

    via The European Business Reviewby Olga Almqvist

    January 25, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • A New Impact Frontier Beyond ESG in 2023

    via Nasdaqby Aisha Williams

    January 19, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • From climate-smart farming to electric rickshaws: the investors banking on make an impact

    via Reutersby Mark Hillsdon

    January 17, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • 7 Steps to Engage in Impact Investing

    via U.S. News & World Reportby Brian O'Connell

    January 05, 2023

    Summary

    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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  • Social-impact investing pays in more ways than one. Here are the keys to an effective investment

    via The Globe and Mailby Courtney Robinson and Leslie Jackson

    December 14, 2022

    Summary

    In this The Global and Mail article, authors Courtney Robinson and Leslie Jackson discuss the growing impact investing market. Jackson and Robinson write, “Social-impact investing is a mostly misunderstood and underutilized way for a company to support the communities it serves by amplifying its power to pay it forward. But it is on the rise: The Global Impact Investing Network, which advocates for increasing its scale and effectiveness, estimates that the size of the worldwide impact investing market has topped US $1-trillion.”

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  • Impact Investor Conference: Growing the sector to maximise impact

    via ImpactInvestorby Hans van de Veen

    November 30, 2022

    Summary

    In this ImpactInvestor article, author Hans van de Veen discusses how to grow the impact investment space to maximize impact, an issue that was debated at the first Impact Investor Conference in Amsterdam which took place last week. Veen writes, “The size of impact investing market has surpassed the $1 trillion mark, according to the latest figures from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). ‘A significant milestone’, according to Wouter Koelewijn, senior advisor, Europe, at the GIIN. During a panel discussion at last week’s Impact Investor Conference in Amsterdam, Koelewijn added that this figure represents only a tiny percentage of the total global financial sector and it is far from what is needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.”

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  • Devex Invested: As impact investing grows up, here’s what to watch

    via Devex by Adva Saldinger

    November 30, 2022

    Summary

    In Devex article, author Adva Saldinger discusses the growth and momentum of the impact investing market. Saldinger writes, “The impact investing industry is seeing more professionalization and standardization. Many firms now use or align with the same sets of impact standards. And nearly 1,500 people showed up at GIIN’s forum in The Hague earlier this fall — a record crowd. What’s next is an additional level of sophistication: figuring out how to most effectively invest for impact, ensuring some comparability across investments, and maintaining authenticity and veracity as the industry grows, experts tell me.”

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