In 2016, the GIIN issued a series of case studies about the role of impact investing in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development…
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Lok Capital (“Lok”) is a private equity fund manager, founded in 2004, that focuses on fostering financial and social inclusion in India.
Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA, and manages nearly $1 trillion in a wide range of asset classes for institutional investors around the world as well for its parent company’s general account.
Wespath Benefits and Investments is a not-for-profit administrative agency that supervises and administers the retirement plans, investment funds, and health and welfare benefit plans of active and retired clergy and lay employees of The United Methodist Church.
responsAbility, a Swiss asset manager, has been active in impact investing since 2003. Its aim is to drive the growth of development-related sectors—namely finance, agriculture, and energy—through return-seeking debt and equity investments.
The Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a nonprofit impact investment fund within the PharmAccess Group, provides loans in partnership with local financial institutions primarily to private health clinics and pharmacies across sub-Saharan Africa.
Business Partners International (BPI) is a fund manager providing debt and equity financing to small and medium-sized enterprises in East and Southern Africa.
Acumen Fund, a nonprofit impact investment fund, raises charitable donations to make equity investments in early-stage companies that provide a product or service to the poor.
Founded in 2005, Beartooth Capital is a real assets investment firm that has acquired nearly 25,000 acres in the Western United States with the intent to restore and rehabilitate degraded wildlife habitats, waterways, and ranchlands.
LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm founded in 2007 that invests in financial services and healthcare companies targeting underserved and low-income populations, primarily in Africa and Asia.