The Global Impact Investing Network

Corporate impact investing presents a unique opportunity for companies to drive meaningful change while leveraging their expertise and resources. In a recent GIIN webinar, leaders from Citi Impact Fund shared their insights on creating impact-driven investment strategies.     Here are key takeaways from the discussion:  💡 Start with the problem – A strong corporate impact investing strategy begins by identifying pressing challenges in underserved communities and then finding investable solutions.   🤝 Leverage corporate expertise – Beyond capital, corporate investors can provide portfolio companies with curated strategic support. Citi Impact Fund helps its investees navigate cross-border opportunities using Citi’s banking and financial services expertise.  🚀 Build a strong pipeline – Sourcing high-quality deals requires an active presence at events, conferences and VC networks. Citi Impact Fund also taps into its existing portfolio and digital tools like LinkedIn to identify new opportunities.  🌍 Complement direct investing with fund investments – While Citi Impact Fund focuses on Series A to Series C investments, it partners with impact fund managers to gain exposure to earlier-stage deals, navigating regulatory and operational complexities more effectively. As corporate impact investing continues to evolve, strategic alignment and ecosystem engagement remain critical to success. How is your organization approaching impact? #ImpactInvesting #CorporateImpact #VC #Finance 

In just two weeks, financial leaders will gather at the West Coast Impact Forum in San Francisco to explore the latest innovations in impact investing. From mission-driven deposits to bold investments and decarbonization strategies, this event will highlight practical approaches that drive both financial returns and measurable impact. Key discussions include: 💡Best Practice: Deposits That Drive Impact This fireside chat will share how corporations and foundations currently utilize mission-driven depositories to achieve financial and impact goals. Featuring insights from Catherine Berman, CEO at CNote and Justin S., director of treasury at Edwards Lifesciences ⚖️High Risk, High Reward: Bold Investments Driving Change Discover how investors take calculated risks to achieve lasting impact and strong financial returns with President of Surdna Foundation, Don Chen 🌎 Can Value be Created with a Decarbonization Strategy? This session will detail Redbrick’s approach to minimizing embedded and operational carbon footprints as a core business principle for mitigating risk and optimizing investor returns. Led by William Passmore, managing director at Redbrick LMD. For investors committed to scaling impact with integrity, this forum is an opportunity to engage with industry leaders and explore solutions that drive both financial and social returns. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dEkZGa6X #impactinvesting #finance #climateaction #SDGs

The role of data and digitalization in impact investing is growing, but how can financial professionals harness these tools effectively? Panagiota Balfousia, MSc, CFA, FRM, the GIIN’s lead impact standards strategist and director, will discuss how data-driven approaches enhance decision-making, improve efficiency and strengthen the integrity of impact investing at the Unlocking the Potential: Sustainability in the Era of Digital Transformation panel. She will be joined by impact experts Erik Gloerfeld, Veronika Giusti Keller and Gerrit Sindermann, who will share insights on how digital innovation is reshaping sustainable finance. As technology transforms the financial sector, ensuring impact data aligns with real-world outcomes is key to driving meaningful progress. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dYqD6pBt

As wealthy nations cut international aid, the ripple effects on poverty, health and climate resilience are profound. While impact investing is not a substitute for aid, it is a powerful tool to drive positive change — creating jobs, expanding healthcare and strengthening climate resilience in communities that need it most. Read the Impact Dispatch to learn more about how we can harness capital for impact in this moment. #ImpactInvesting #EmergingMarkets #Sustainability

Healthy oceans mean a healthy planet and healthy communities. As major carbon sinks, oceans absorb about 30% of global carbon emissions, according to the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. However, their ability to sequester carbon is at risk due to climate change. Marine life is increasingly at risk, with an estimated 40% of species facing extinction, per the IUCN Red List. Impact investors can play a crucial role in protecting these ecosystems, which is why understanding how their investments drive progress is more critical than ever. The IRIS+ marine resources conservation and management impact theme intends to provide clear, actionable criteria to help investors identify and assess investible solutions that protect ocean ecosystems while delivering long-term value. To make sure the theme delivers on this intention, the GIIN is seeking feedback from experts on this topic. 🔗 Share your feedback by April 22: https://lnkd.in/ebyPhQ_m #ImpactInvesting #MarineConservation #SustainableOceans #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction

Families have a unique ability to drive impact with their direct investment capabilities and values-driven approach. Join the West Coast Impact Forum on April 16 for a fireside chat on “Families Driving Impact” with Jessica Droste Yagan, partner and CEO of Impact Engine and Tony Davis, CEO of Inherent Group, as they explore how families can: 🔹 Mobilize more capital towards impact 🔹 Achieve financial & impact goals 🔹 Assess the real-world outcomes of investments Looking to set your team up for success in 2025? Just a few spots left for Transforming Your Portfolio on April 15 — gain industry insights and save $100 when you sign up for both the training and forum. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dEkZGa6X #ImpactInvesting #FamilyOffice #sustainibility #SGDs

Collaboration across the investment value chain is essential to driving meaningful impact. At the Impact Summit Europe 2025 on April 1-2, GIIN Senior Advisor Mirjam Garzon will moderate a discussion on how limited partners (LP), general partners (GP) and portfolio companies can work together to unlock growth and strengthen impact outcomes. The panel, Navigating the LP-GP-Portfolio value chain: unlocking growth through collaboration, will bring together industry leaders to examine how capital moves through the system, the expectations shaping these relationships and the role of collaboration in advancing impact investing. Featuring speakers: Karin Bouwmeester, PGGM Willem Visser, T. Rowe Price Danielle Walsh (Howard), Goldman Sachs Asset Management Philip Ehrhorn, The Great Bubble Barrier® 🔗  Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q03bt9YM0 #ImpactInvesting #PrivateMarkets #Finance #collaboration

Investor responses to the annual survey are critical to powering industry research and reinforcing the rigor of impact investing. The 2025 Impact Investor Survey captures a vital snapshot of the market — providing the insights needed to strengthen the integrity of the industry and inform investment strategies. To make participation easier, the survey has been streamlined, with only allocation questions required. All responses remain anonymous and are aggregated to protect confidentiality. Ensure your organization’s perspective is reflected in this key industry resource. Submit your response before Monday, March 31. 🔗 Take the survey now: https://lnkd.in/enTuabTx #ImpactInvesting #GIINAnnualSurvey2025 #SDGs

Changing the world’s financial systems to work for all people requires investors to stay on top of the latest trends and developments in the industry. Speakers at the GIIN West Coast Impact Forum aren’t just leaders — they’re pioneers in scaling solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. Join them on April 16 in San Francisco for critical discussions, including: Can Value be Created with a Decarbonization Strategy? 🔹 Speaker: William Passmore, managing director at Redbrick LMD Best Practice: Deposits That Drive Impact 🔹 Speaker: Catherine Berman, CEO at CNote Venture Capital in Impact Investing: Scaling Solutions 🔹 Moderator: Brook Porter, partner and co-founder of G2 Venture Partners 🔹 Speaker: James Lindsay, director, investments at Builders Vision 🔹 Speaker: John Goldstein, managing director, head of sustainability, asset & wealth management at Goldman Sachs Position your team for success in 2025. Begin with Transforming Your Portfolio on April 15 for expert insights on impact strategy and portfolio construction, setting you on the path toward the CFA UK Certificate in Impact Investing. Then deepen your knowledge at the GIIN West Coast Impact Forum. Register for both days and save $100. 🔗 Secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/dEkZGa6X #impactinvesting #finance #venturecapital #sustainability #SDGs

Even as financial markets shift, impact investing continues to grow, driving solutions that create real opportunities for more people. In an interview with Asset TV UK, GIIN CEO and co-founder Amit Bouri discusses why this moment calls for bold leadership, how investors can ensure impact accountability and why building a more inclusive economy where people have access to quality jobs, earn a living wage and achieve financial security is more important than ever. Watch the full conversation here 👉 https://lnkd.in/evkXqfdi #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability #SocialImpact #IMM #EconomicInclusion