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In the inaugural post of the GIIN's blog, Amit Bouri, Co-founder and CEO of the GIIN, shares his latest thoughts on achieving an inclusive, sustainable future. What glimmers of the future are you seeing in the here and now? How are you working toward them? Read "Glimmers of an Inclusive, Sustainable Future" here.
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In this piece, published by the National Civic Review, Anna Muoio, Amit Bouri, and Chris Jurgens reflect on how "a growing chorus of stakeholders is demanding change to the current economic system—with ambitions ranging from recalibration to fundamental restructuring—so that it meets the needs of our society and our planet, so that it responds to the greatest challenges of our time." Read on to find out how they're working together to better align stakeholders in driving systemic change.
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In this Op-ed published by Pioneers Post, Co-Founder and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, Amit Bouri, reflects on the great need for impact investors to take action and respond to the global socio-economic inequalities that have been further exacerbated by the current COVID-19 crisis. He urges, “Investors can no longer ignore the reality that every investment has impacts…the financial community must re-focus its work for meaningful action.”
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“This tipping point is a moment of tremendous opportunity: we can demonstrate to the world that money can do so much more than just make more money” - GIIN co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri shares his reflections on how this moment of crisis can play a critical role in pushing the impact investing industry toward greater accountability and “...a ‘race to the top’ with potential to make real progress on our most pressing global goals.”
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"In this tumultuous moment, we must use our pain as fuel to redouble our efforts toward that future: a future that is more inclusive, more equitable, and more just; a future in which finance is used as a powerful lever to tackle our most urgent challenges; a future in which the “black lives matter” mantra is understood simply as a statement of fact.” - GIIN CEO Amit Bouri shares his reflections on structural racism and urges all those in positions to make change happen to take action. George Floyd and far too many others deserve justice.
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In this Op-ed published by Responsible Investor, Amit Bouri provides insights into the GIIN’s second edition of The State of Impact Measurement and Management Practice report. Bouri shares some of the challenges investors need to overcome as the market continues to grow, and underscores that the GIIN is committed to fostering the necessary impact performance infrastructure for the impact investing industry.
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In this Op-ed published by Philanthropy News Digest, the GIIN’s Managing Director, Giselle Leung, gives insights into the manifold responses and tangible actions that the current COVID-19 crisis has prompted amongst the hundreds of member organizations of the Global Impact Investing Network. Giselle explains that “at the GIIN, we see those actions falling into three primary phases: a response phase, with a focus on immediate health and financial needs; a recovery phase, with a focus on rebuilding and tackling the social and economic impacts of the pandemic; and a resilience phase, with a focus on long-term systems change.” She notes that the crisis is laying bare deep inequalities in our wider society and underscores that “as we strive to become more resilient in the years after the crisis has passed, we must do everything in our power to prevent those inequities from taking hold again.”
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In this Op-ed for Impact Alpha’s What’s Next Series, the GIIN’s co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri discusses the GIIN’s vision of a world “where finance plays a central role in solving the biggest challenges facing the global community.” As the GIIN’s Roadmap for the Future of Impact Investing outlines, re-aligning incentives, re-imagining the role of financial capital in society and updating “fundamental investment theory to integrate impact alongside risk and return” are three concrete steps that, according to the GIIN, “underpin the systemic shift toward a more inclusive, more sustainable future through financial markets that truly serve all members of society.” According to Bouri, “impact investing has a central role to play in the broader push for meaningful change across the global financial system.”
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Amit Bouri discusses how faith-based investors have long been at the heart of values based investing, and comments on the GIIN’s hope to help these institutions “continue to innovate, drawing on the power of impact investing to better serve their beneficiaries, better impact the world and further align their spiritual and financial aims.”
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Following Earth Day 2019, Amit Bouri discusses the dangers of investing without regard for environmental considerations as well as the potential impact investing holds to mitigate climate change.
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Amit Bouri discusses progress made to date as well as the challenges that lie ahead for the impact investing industry. He reflects on two possible paths ahead and lays out a three-part mission for the industry to overcome obstacles and transform the financial markets.
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On International Women’s Day 2019, Amit Bouri calls attention to the financial and social benefits of intentionally investing in women and girls, pinpointing gender lens investing as an important tool for “building a fairer, more prosperous world.”