Quick Chat Highlights: Amit Bouri, Head of GI Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
In a world undergoing significant change, the investment landscape is evolving, with a growing emphasis on impact investing. This transformative approach to capital allocation is gaining traction, particularly in Scotland where the development bank strategy centers around impact investing.
Across the globe, institutions like the KfW, the European Investment Bank, and impact-focused organizations such as the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, are mobilizing catalytic capital for the impact investing sector. They are joined by foundations like the BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt, and philanthropic foundations, some government-backed entities, and family offices, who play a critical role in pushing the frontier of impact investing.
Last year, the Global Impact Investing Network's (GIIN) market sizing report estimated that the global impact investing industry had assets under management of $1.571 trillion (€1.32 trillion), managed by 3,907 organizations. The GIIN, co-founded by Amit Bouri in 2009, aims to ensure impact investing reaches traditionally hard-to-reach markets, which requires flexible capital.
The GIIN engages with investors, particularly institutional investors, to unlock catalytic capital by providing measurement tools, transparency, and training initiatives to help investors build their capability in impact investing. IRIS, a tool used by many large institutional investors, serves as the basis on which they build their impact measurement and management systems.
Impact investing can address specific problems such as the need for affordable housing, sustainable food systems, increased access to healthcare and education, and more. For instance, the Resolution Foundation has launched a workertech fund, while Katapult and OCTAVE Capital have launched a $75m Asian ocean fund.
Shifting more capital towards emerging markets requires a growing ecosystem of impact-focused companies, intermediaries, and the engagement of wealthy individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. As we look to the future, it seems that all investors may be orientated around impact investing as a key tool in putting capital to work.
The world has seen significant change in the past year, with many countries representing four billion people voting for change. This shift in political landscape, coupled with the growing need for inclusive economic growth and the reduction in aid for emerging markets, presents impact investing with an opportunity to demonstrate that it can deliver on an increasingly global scale.
The GIIN's role is to support the development of flexible, innovative impact capital. As we move towards a future where impact investing becomes the norm, it is clear that this network will continue to play a crucial role in shaping the investment landscape and building a world that prioritizes sustainable, inclusive growth.
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