As Impact Investing Grows, So Do Expectations - IFC

Apr 13, 2021 · As Impact Investing Grows, So Do Expectations. April 13, 2021. By Andrew Mayeda. In the spring of 2019, representatives from 60 investors gathered in the sun-filled atrium of World Bank Group headquarters to adopt new market standards for impact investing. One …

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The impact investing market is relatively new but is growing rapidly, and is making progress in converging towards common frameworks for managing investments for impact. Some $2.3 …

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Oct 31, 2020 · Impact investing remains relatively small, with a market size of up to $2.1 trillion, according to a new report, Growing Impact—New Insights into the Practice of Impact …

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What is impact investing (IFC)?

For six decades, IFC has been at the forefront of impact investing in emerging markets. What is Impact Investing? Impact investing is an approach that aims to contribute to the achievement of measured positive social and environmental impacts. ...

How can the IFC catalyze the impact investing market?

To catalyze the impact investing market reaching its potential, the IFC spent the past year collaborating with leading asset managers, asset owners, development banks and other financial institutions to develop the Operating Principles for Impact Management, which offer investors clarity and consistency on what constitutes impact investing. ...

How big is the impact investing market?

But IFC estimates the market could grow to $26 trillion, if the right opportunities were available. Most institutional investors such as pension funds are looking to allocate $500 million to $1 billion, a much larger sum than the typical impact investing fund can accommodate, said IFC’s Gregory. ...

How much is impact investing worth?

Investors’ appetite for impact investing—in which they seek to generate positive impact for society alongside strong financial returns—could total as much as $26 trillion, according to the report Creating Impact: The Promise of Impact Investing. ...

How many investors are adopting the IFC principles?

Following a three-month public consultation period, the principles launched today, with 60 investors adopting the principles. According to IFC Economics and Private Sector Development Chief Thought Leadership Officer Neil Gregory, comments indicated strong support and largely focused on clarifying a few areas. ...

What is the demand for impact investing?

The International Finance Corp (IFC) estimates that investor demand for impact investing, or investing with the goal of environmental and social impact in addition to financial return, could be $26 trillion. ...