In this article, GIIN CEO Amit Bouri reflects on his trip to Australia for the Impact Investing Summit Asia Pacific. He details how impact investing is gaining momentum around the world and is receiving attention in Australia, as superannuation funds, banks, fund managers, foundations and governments are all getting involved in the space with, “an increased appetite for aligning assets with values.” Amit discusses how: “Fighting climate change means financing solutions,” “Collective action is key,” “institutional investors such as large superannuation funds and large insurers will be critical to scaling impact investing,” the role of impact investing in the SDGs, and more. He also references data from the GIIN's 2016 Annual Impact Investor Survey and provides examples of firms that are pioneering impact investing activities in the region such as Christian Super, QBE and Hesta, LeapFrog and NatureVest among others.

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