The State of Impact Measurement and Management Practice, Second Edition
Global Impact Investing Network
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds around us, our entire world is changing in unimaginable ways. And yet, this crisis also points clearly toward the urgent need for the work of the global impact investing community. Many investors are already exploring ways in which they can respond to this crisis and support those in need.
Investors around the world are unleashing the power of capital to have a positive impact on the world. How? Impact investing.
The GIIN works with hundreds of impact investors to help advance their practices, including ways to:
The GIIN Investor Forum is the largest global gathering of impact investors. The Forum has a strong reputation for presenting delegates with the opportunity to build relationships, discover opportunities, share insights about new strategies, learn the latest industry developments, and explore ways to drive continued momentum and growth in the market.
A global crisis requires a global response. Now more than ever, the world requires the robust and scalable power of finance to support those in need.
Drawing on the GIIN’s Roadmap for the Future of Impact Investing, the GIIN and ImpactAlpha are leading a conversation about the actions needed to build the impact investing movement.
The GIIN launched the Core Characteristics of Impact Investing, a set of four tenets that define the growing space and provide financial markets with greater clarity about what constitutes credible impact investing. The Core Characteristics establish baseline expectations for impact investing and serve as a reference point for investors to identify practical actions they can take to scale their practice with integrity.
IRIS+ makes it easier for investors to translate their impact intentions into impact results. It is the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact.
Access the GIIN’s growing repository of resources and tools developed to help investors deepen their practice of impact measurement and management.
Read our latest opinions on key topics within the impact investing industry, including mainstreaming, impact investing definitions, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Learn more about the GIIN’s work to support the meaningful participation of institutional asset owners in the impact investing market. If you are a large-scale investor, join this growing community of practice and access the latest GIIN education resources and performance research.
Explore the GIIN’s self-guided course to find out what steps impact fund managers take to effectively raise and deploy capital towards today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. This resource seeks to answer questions that are core to a fund’s operating and investment strategies, such as: how does an impact investment fund manager identify investors, find investee companies, create a fund management team, and more.
Learn about the GIIN's campaign calling for investors to direct more capital to the UN SDGs, and explore the profiles of various investors that have already taken action to address these goals and build a sustainable future.
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