Impact Investing

As impact assets under management soar past the $1 trillion mark, this special report examines some of the key thematic areas being targeted by impact investors, looks at what managers are doing to differentiate themselves in an increasingly crowded market, and explores how the industry is working to tackle challenges around data collection, reporting and benchmarking.

In this special report, Private Equity International examines what role impact investors can play in addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the climate crisis. We also explore developing trends in the impact industry, including the arrival of new players in the space and emerging models for tying carried interest to impact and ESG targets.

The arrival of the big private equity players has turned a niche product into an established strategy. While scepticism remains about whether you can have both positive social and environment outcomes alongside strong financial returns, even cynics concede that impact investing is making waves far beyond what was envisaged 10 years ago when a few pioneers trialled the first impact bonds and eco funds. We ask what the next decade holds for an investment movement with the potential to reinvent capitalism.

So what exactly does impact investing stand for? Sceptics question whether it can achieve all that its proponents claim, but if you’re looking to survey exactly what it is trying to do then Private Equity International‘s A-Z is a great place to start.