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Impact Investments are investments made by companies with positive environmental and social impact, alongside a financial return.

INTERNTIONALLY CONTRIBUTE TO POSITIVE SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THROUGH INVESTMENT ALONGSIDE A FINANCIAL RETURN.
  • Setting transparent financial and impact goals
  • Articulating the strategies that will be used to realize the goals
USE EVIDENCE AND IMPACT DATA IN INVESTMENT DESIGN.

Using evidence to help:

  • Setting up targets on investment contribution
    Designing Investment Strategies
  • Identifying the indicators to be used to gauge performance against targets
MANAGE IMPACT PERFORMANCE

Using impact performance data to manage investments towards the achievement of social and environmental goals including:

  • Identifying risks to achieving the stated impact goals and developing mitigation plans
  • Disclosing actual impact performance data to investors and investees
CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF IMPACT INVESTING

Taking actions to enable more investors to make impact investments effectively including:

  • Being transparent about the degree of use of these impact investing practices
  • Considering the impact performance and quality of impact management practices of in decision-making
Intent

Intent

Investors articulate an intent to achieve a social or environmental goal

Contribution

Contribution

Investors’ actions can make a contribution to the goal achievement
Contributions can either be financial or non-financial forms

Measurement

Measurement

Investors have a system of measurement that connectes intent and contribution to the improvement in social and environmental outcomes
The measurement system enables investors to assess

  • Making positive impacts on global development challenges, such as climate changes
  • Mobilizing additional resources to cope with different challenges
  • Improving different industries’ prospects to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs)
ROOT CAPITAL & THE SAVANNAH FRUITS COMPANY

ROOT CAPITAL & THE SAVANNAH FRUITS COMPANY

Investor: Root Capital
Investee: The Savannah Fruits Company
Location: Africa
Sector: Agriculture

SNS IMPACT INVESTING & PRO MUJER BOLIVIA

SNS IMPACT INVESTING & PRO MUJER BOLIVIA

Investor: SNS Impact Investing
Investee: Pro Mujer Bolivia
Location: Latin America and the Caribbean
Sector: Microfinance and Financial Services

If you are interested in Impact Investing, you can find more information by clicking the links below:

  1. Creating Impact, The Promise of Impact Investing – published by International Finance Corporation
  2. Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)