Global Impact Investments Surpass $1 Trillion for the First Time

In this Barron’s Penta article, author Fang Block discusses the launch of the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) new report, GIINsight: Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022 which estimates the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion dollars. Block writes,“The GIIN estimates that more than 3,349 organizations managed in impact investing, of which 1,289 met GIIN’s criteria as impact investors, with US$485 million impact assets under management as of Dec. 31. Among the impact investors, 88% reported their investments met or exceeded their expectations. The median investment return for impact funds was 6.4%, compared to 7.4% for non-impact funds, according to the report. Geographically, impact investors concentrated in developed markets. The U.S. and Canada accounted for 50% of the impact investment, while European impact investors made up nearly a third of the market, according to the report.”