Looking back, looking ahead: Impact investing at a crossroads

In this Alliance Magazine article, Amit Bouri, CEO and co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) considers the state of impact investing today. Bouri highlights the path he hopes the impact investing industry takes moving forward writing that, “The other path — the one the industry needs to aim for — is a leap forward. On this path, impact investors succeed in creating a better future for all. The industry would help to fill the financing gaps for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Accords. As investor demand increases, all investments would be expected to account for their social and environmental impact, alongside their financial return. In this second possibility, impact investors would help establish an entirely new way of doing business, contributing to a sustainable, inclusive, and regenerative system.”