The GIIN strives to be a thought leader in the impact investing industry, as well as in the broader investor community. Our published opinions tackle complexities, challenges, and misconceptions within the rapidly developing market, and seek to accelerate progress.
Amit Bouri discusses how faith-based investors have long been at the heart of values based investing, and comments on the GIIN’s hope to help these institutions “continue to innovate, drawing on the power of impact investing to better serve their beneficiaries, better impact the world and further align their spiritual and financial aims.”
Following Earth Day 2019, Amit Bouri discusses the dangers of investing without regard for environmental considerations as well as the potential impact investing holds to mitigate climate change.
Amit Bouri discusses progress made to date as well as the challenges that lie ahead for the impact investing industry. He reflects on two possible paths ahead and lays out a three-part mission for the industry to overcome obstacles and transform the financial markets.
On International Women’s Day 2019, Amit Bouri calls attention to the financial and social benefits of intentionally investing in women and girls, pinpointing gender lens investing as an important tool for “building a fairer, more prosperous world.”
In this installment of ImpactAlpha’s “What’s Next” series in conjunction with the GIIN, Bouri covers the fifth of six Categories for Action—Education and Training—outlined in the GIIN’s Roadmap for the Future of Impact Investing, focusing on how to “multiply manyfold the number of investment professionals with an impact mindset.”
Amit Bouri calls for a greater sense of urgency to address global social and environmental challenges through impact investing. He underscores, “inaction costs, not just in money but in people’s lives. Time matters.”
The GIIN, together with The Abraaj Group and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, hosted a day-long convening of several hundred senior leaders during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York. Participants discussed how scaling impact investing can address the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges, such as those laid out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
GIIN Co-founder and CEO Amit Bouri presented opening remarks about the GIIN’s view of the future for the industry. Watch these soundbites to hear Amit speak about the role that various stakeholders can play in scaling impact investing in order to drive change in the capital markets, preserve the planet, and fuel social progress. View the full transcript of Amit Bouri’s remarks.
[Soundbite] from Amit Bouri.
[Soundbite] from Amit Bouri.
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