The Global Impact Investing Network

"What are the pillars to a lean, but credible, impact strategy?" That question and others were discussed on stage in Singapore at the inaugural Impact Investor Summit Asia from PEI and New Private Markets. The GIIN's own Senior Advisor Maud Savary-Mornet and Head of Secretariat for the Impact Principles Joohee Rand shared practical insights on the core characteristics of impact investing including intentionality and #IMM.

On October 22, GIIN CEO and Co-founder Amit Bouri will join a distinguished panel at the FT Climate & Impact Summit North America, to discuss how impact investing is changing the investment narrative. While many investors are developing impact investing strategies that they believe can deliver market-rate returns, the belief that social impact means compromising on returns or taking on higher risk for longer periods of time persists. Amit will explore persistent misconceptions and the key barriers to scaling impact investing joined by Georgia Levenson Keohane (Economic Development Fund), Witold Henisz (Value and Sustainable Business Initiative; The Wharton School) and moderator Simon Mundy (Financial Times). 📅 Learn more about the summit and this session: https://lnkd.in/eYEPjUes #ImpactInvesting #ClimateAction #Finance #FTSummit2025

At the #WorldEconomicForum’s Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity in Dubai, GIIN CEO and Co-Founder Amit Bouri joined global leaders to discuss “What Is the Cost of Underinvesting in Health?” Despite compelling evidence that every $1 invested in health generates up to $4 in economic return, health systems worldwide remain chronically underfunded. From antimicrobial resistance to air pollution and digital health inequities, the cost of inaction is rising — with consequences that extend far beyond the health sector. At the GIIN, we believe impact investing has a critical role to play in helping to close these funding gaps and advance solutions that strengthen health outcomes and economic resilience. 📍Speakers: Alison Holmes, Damiano de Felice, Mina Al-Oraibi, Maha Taysir Barakat and Amit Bouri 🎥 Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/ek8EViSm #WEF #ImpactInvesting #HealthEquity #GlobalDevelopment #GlobalFutureCouncils

Missed the #GIINImpactForum2025 in Berlin last week? You can still be a part of the conversation! This year's Forum convened more than 1,200 attendees from across 70 countries who are shaping the future of financial markets for positive impact. Catch up on highlights and key takeaways from the conference: 1. At GIIN Impact Forum, institutional investors seek to chart a path forward: https://lnkd.in/gWKdPm3M 2. GIIN Forum 2025: Pension funds now supply 35% of impact capital: https://lnkd.in/gVHP4Rc8 3. Cultural Capital: Dispatches on impact investing in the creative economy from Upstart Co-Lab: https://lnkd.in/g2ejSjGr 4. Scaling up our impact investing ambition at the GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin: https://lnkd.in/gm_KtuQX 5. Heard in Berlin: Takeaways from GIIN day one: https://lnkd.in/g_iYcDK9 #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact #Finance

If impact investors want to adequately address the critical problems facing our planet, they need efficient tools to align and guide their efforts. IRIS+ provides the resources to manage impact performance toward actionable, measurable outcomes — helping investors make more informed decisions and deliver stronger results for people and the planet. Developed with input from leading stakeholders, IRIS+ equips investors with a set of tools and guidance to measure, manage and maximize impact across all stages of the investment process. Investors describe the platform as foundational, consistent and evolving with the industry’s needs, one reason it continues to serve as a trusted framework for impact practice worldwide. 🔗 Build a framework, peruse guidance and explore all IRIS+ has to offer: https://iris.thegiin.org/ #ImpactInvesting #IRISPlus #IMM

The GIIN is excited to participate in two sessions at #SOCAP25 in San Francisco. October 28 | The Future of Global Finance: The Track’s Opening Panel This session kicks off the Justice & Economic Prosperity track, providing a high-level view of the current landscape and exploring what it means to invest for systems change in health systems. GIIN CEO Amit Bouri will join Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen (GSG Impact), Ellen Brooks (Village Capital) and moderator Dennis Price (ImpactAlpha) to introduce the track’s key themes and provide a forward-looking perspective on transforming health systems. October 29 | From Impact Measurement to Management: Leveraging Impact Data for Smarter Investing  Despite growing access to data, investors still struggle to compare results across peers, align with global goals, and make informed decisions. This interactive workshop creates space to explore how IMM data is identified, contextualized and used in practice. GIIN Chief Research Officer Dean Hand will join facilitators Ryan Clancy, CPA, MPA (Rally Assets), Carla Grados Villamar (60 Decibels) and Teresa Yu (Novata) to explore tools, surface gaps and highlight opportunities for strengthening IMM as a decision-making framework. See all the SOCAP open sessions selected and register now: https://socapglobal.com/ #ImpactInvesting #Finance #IMM

The #GIINImpactForum2025 is in the bag! Over the past three days, more than 1,200 leaders from around the world came together in Berlin to learn from each other, strengthen connections and chart a path forward. Across sessions, we heard different perspectives from asset owners, allocators, advisors and fund managers, all sharing how they’re meeting and navigating this moment across the globe. One message was resoundingly clear: the impact investing industry is more committed than ever to finding and funding solutions that build a better future for people and the planet. Thank you to every participant, speaker, member, sponsor, partner and staff member near and far who made this year’s forum a powerful reminder of what’s possible when impact drives action. #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact #Finance

That’s a wrap on Day 1 of the #GIINImpactForum2025! Today brought together more than 1,200 leaders from over 60 countries to explore how capital can drive solutions for people and the planet in a time of global uncertainty. We’re excited to continue the conversation tomorrow and dive deeper into how impact investors can continue to meet this moment by addressing critical needs, expanding opportunity for those left out of recent prosperity and fostering a sustainable planet. #ImpactInvesting #Finance #IMM

Today the GIIN released the State of the Market 2025: Trends, Performance and Allocations report. 📊🌟 Based on data from the GIIN’s 2025 Impact Investor Survey, this year’s analysis highlights a critical truth: impact investing is a resilient force for good. Despite market slowdowns and global headwinds, impact assets under management grew 11% in the past year and sustained a 21% compound annual growth rate over the last six years. Investors are moving toward more mature strategies and across nearly all asset classes, impact investments — though held to higher standards — often meet or outperform traditional investments. Here are a few of the key takeaways: 📈 Impact investing continues to grow: Investors report steady expansion of impact AUM despite global volatility. ⚡ Capital is flowing to key sectors: Financial services (21%) and energy (20%) received the largest shares of AUM in 2025. Over the next five years, over half of investors (56%) plan to increase allocations to energy, followed by agriculture and forestry (48%), healthcare (37%), and water, sanitation and hygiene (36%). 🌍 Momentum is building in emerging regions: While 70% of impact AUM remains in high-income countries, last year saw the fastest growth in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Investors expect the largest allocation increases in South America, Western Africa and Southeastern Asia. 🏦 Institutional capital is expanding: Pension funds provide the largest share of impact capital (35%). Among 2019 - 2025 respondents, capital from insurance companies increased at a 49% CAGR and from pension or retirement funds at a 47% CAGR. Read the full report to see how investors are adapting to inflation, interest rates, economic uncertainty and an increasingly hotter planet.  Download the full report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTvT68Ny #ImpactInvesting #IMM #Finance

Just one week left until the GIIN Impact Forum 2025. Over a thousand of the world's foremost impact leaders are signed up to join us, and we want to ensure you have the chance to meet them. The world has changed greatly since our last forum, developments in AI and the rise of uncertainty in global markets are at the top of mind for impact investors everywhere. Our agenda addresses them head-on: 🔹 Jim Sorenson in Conversation: The Future of Impact American impact investing pioneer Jim Sorenson joins Sorenson Impact Institute CEO Katie Macc for a candid dialogue on the state of the field. 🔹 Investing Through Uncertainty: A Systemic Approach to Building Portfolios, Resilience and Returns Richard Azarnia, co-founder of The Good Investors, shares strategies for identifying opportunities and creating long-term value in a complex world. 🔹 AI for Good: For Impact Investors and Philanthropies Cilia Holmes Indahl, CEO of the EQT Foundation, explores how impact investors and philanthropies can guide AI development toward social and environmental good. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eJ6X7T6c #ImpactInvesting #GIINImpactForum2025 #Finance #AI