Main findings from the Impact Investor Survey 2015

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GIIN investisseurs et partenaires
English
Date: 13/05/2015
Theme: Veille

 

The Global Impact Investing Newtork (GIIN) and J.P Morgan have recently published the new edition of the annual impact investor survey, that captures data from 146 impact investors (17% increase from last year), among which appears Investisseurs & Partenaires.

In its fifth year, the survey continues to provide detailed insight into a number of key market variables such as the types of investors, the number and size of investments made and targeted, as well as reported risk and use of loss protection.

 

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A growing sector

The 146 impact investors surveyed committed $10.6 billion in 2014 and have $60 billion under management — and plan to grow about 16 percent in 2015.

As underlined by Abhilash Mudliar, research manager at the GIIN, “one thing the survey does show is that there is significant and growing private capital out there that is interested in addressing social and environmental issues”

Large corporations are also starting to get into the impact investment space, such as Schneider Electric, Pearson or Patagonia.

 

There is a growing diversification in the type of investments that are being made. While housing, microfinance and other financial services have accounted for the majority of investments in the past, the sectors investors report to plan the most growth in are energy, food and agriculture, health care and education.

 

Challenges ahead

The two key issues investors reported were a lack of the right type of capital for the type of risk or return they were seeking and too few high-quality investment opportunities with a track record.

 

 

 

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