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  • Impact Performance Benchmarks Overview

    Impact Performance Benchmarks Overview

    The impact investing industry has historically lacked a standardized approach for investors to compare the impact of their investments. However,…

    via Global Impact Investing Network

    March 23, 2023

  • GIINsight: Financial inclusion investments show resilience to COVID-19

    GIINsight: Financial inclusion investments show resilience to COVID-19

    Insights from impact data can steer investments towards addressing the globe’s most consequential challenges more effectively. As investors share…

    by Jacob Tate

    February 01, 2023

  • GIINsight: Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022

    GIINsight: Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2022

    The GIIN estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market to be USD 1.164 trillion, marking the first time that the organization’s…

    by Dean Hand, Ben Ringel, Alexander Danel

    October 12, 2022

  • GIINsight: Progress toward SDGs across financial inclusion investments in emerging markets

    GIINsight: Progress toward SDGs across financial inclusion investments in emerging markets

    Investments targeting financial inclusion can play an instrumental role in driving progress across various key performance indicators, which…

    by Ben Ringel

    June 06, 2022

  • GIINsight: Using non-financial support to increase financial inclusion

    GIINsight: Using non-financial support to increase financial inclusion

    Many investors provide tailored non-financial support, including technical assistance, to companies in order to enhance product development,…

    by Sophia Sunderji

    March 29, 2022

  • GIINsight: Enhancing gender equality through financial inclusion

    GIINsight: Enhancing gender equality through financial inclusion

    Investments into financial services can unlock access to opportunities and enhance resiliency in the face of financial crises. Many of these…

    by Rachel Bass

    March 29, 2022

  • Institutional Asset Owners: Strategies for engaging with asset managers for impact

    Institutional Asset Owners: Strategies for engaging with asset managers for impact

    Institutional asset owners such as pension funds and insurance companies have an immense opportunity to deepen their engagement with external…

    by Sophia Sunderji, Ben Ringel

    January 12, 2022

  • Understanding Impact Performance: Climate Change Mitigation Investments and Quality Jobs Investments

    Understanding Impact Performance: Climate Change Mitigation Investments and Quality Jobs Investments

    To accelerate progress towards global goals such as mitigating climate change and improving the quality of jobs amongst the global workforce,…

    by Dean Hand, Rachel Bass, Sophia Sunderji, Ben Ringel

    December 08, 2021

  • Institutional Asset Owners: Approaches to setting social and environmental goals

    Institutional Asset Owners: Approaches to setting social and environmental goals

    Institutional asset owners are increasingly interested in incorporating social and environmental factors into their portfolios and investments…

    by Dean Hand, Sophia Sunderji, Uma Kommineni

    July 13, 2021

  • Impact Investing in Listed Equities | Strategies for Pursuing Impact

    Impact Investing in Listed Equities | Strategies for Pursuing Impact

    Over the past decade, impact investing has primarily been executed in private markets; however, given the tremendous opportunity to leverage…

    by Sean Gilbert, Pete Murphy, Katharine Zafiris

    June 04, 2021

  • COMPASS: The Methodology for Comparing and Assessing Impact

    COMPASS: The Methodology for Comparing and Assessing Impact

    COMPASS: The Methodology for Comparing and Assessing Impact builds on the GIIN’s ongoing efforts to help impact investors integrate impact into…

    by Rachel Bass, Dean Hand, Kelly McCarthy, Sophia Sunderji, Noshin Nova

    May 19, 2021

  • Pursuing Faith-Based Impact Investing: Insights on Financial Performance

    Pursuing Faith-Based Impact Investing: Insights on Financial Performance

    The impact investing industry is increasing in sophistication, as more investors enter the fold and seek to create positive social and environmental…

    via Global Impact Investing Network

    February 23, 2021

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