Why should one practice impact invest?
How do impact investments perform financially?
What are some examples of impact investing?
What is Impact Investing?
The word impact investing in finance holds the exact same meaning as it does in plain English.
Investing in a project which will create impact.
Impact, that we speak of here could be in any field of development, social activity, or measurable sustainability. Impact investing is the concept of investing for the greater good all while reaping profits from your investments. Investments in these forms can be made in both emerging markets and already developed markets. It also depends upon market-to-market viability and the investor’s strategic goals.
The growth of impact investing adopted by the investors provides the financial backbone to the world’s most pressing economic and ecological issues such as renewable energy, sustainability, eco-friendly materials, climate change, and soil conservation.
It also includes microfinance and affordable and accessible basic human needs such as healthcare, education, and housing facilities.
Why should one practice impact investment?
Impact investing deals with the world’s most critical issues which need to be worked on for better sustainability and development. Investing in two such projects brings about peace and harmony on a great scale even if it does not hold much capitalist value.
Also, impact investing offers an assorted a mixture of diverse markets and exhilarating opportunities to the investors to make advancements and social and environmental solutions through investment and financial returns.
A large number of investors have been attracted to this newly emerged market.
Elements of impact investing.
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INTENTIONALITY
It refers to the investor’s mindset and intentions while investing into a certain project or a cause towards a positive change in social, ecological or socio-economic parameters.
2. INVESTMENT WITH RETURN EXPECTATIONS
It refers to the situation where the investor expects a return or a margin of profit on his investments while keeping an intention to create a positive change as well.
3. RANGE OF RETURN EXPECTATIONS AND ASSET CLASSES
Impact investments set certain expectations in return for their investments that range from below-market-rate to risk-adjusted market rate.
4. IMPACT MEASUREMENT
A major factor when it comes to the this concept. It is how much of a great change your investment makes or how well it performs according to your benchmarks. This parameter varies from investor to investor and their financial capabilities.
Who makes impact investments?
Fund Managers
Development finance institutions
Diversified financial institutions/banks
Private foundations
Pension funds and insurance companies
Family Offices
Individual investors
NGOs
Religious institutions
How do impact investments perform financially?
Impact investors have a wide range of financial return expectations from their investments.
Some investors deliberately invest in below-the-market return rate projects according to the strategic investment policy while some are very bullish on market competitive projects and market-beating returns.
Although a large majority pursues competitive and market-beating return investments.
There are many surveys that proved that the impact investing market has done great things to their portfolios. There are very few cases of incurring huge losses and mostly they are up to the expected mark or even exceeding the expectations.
The trend has allowed the development of markets that are emerging as well as provides great stability to the already developed markets.
This is also on par with the social, environmental, and economic change they want to bring about through their investment.
What are some examples of impact investing?
Some Global Examples:
Acumen and Everytable: Bringing Good Health into Reach
https://thegiin.org/acumen-and-everytable-bringing-good-health-into-reach
LeapFrog and Bima: Reaching the Unreachable
https://thegiin.org/leapfrog-and-bima-reaching-the-unreachable
The Green Bond Principles
https://www.icmagroup.org/assets/documents/Sustainable-finance/2021-updates/Green-Bond-Principles-June-2021-140621.pdf
For more information about National Investors, join the India Impact Investors Council:
Impact investing is a trend that not only helps you build your portfolio but also brings about a great impact on a global scale.
It’s highly recommended to follow such constructive methods.
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