About Impact Investing
Impact Investments are investments made into impact enterprises with the intent to contribute measurable positive social or environmental impact, alongside a financial return. These impact enterprises generate substantial social impact by offering low cost, innovative solutions.
In the Indian context, it can be defined in terms of three factors:
INTENTIONALITY
An Intention to generate positive social or environmental impact is essential
ACCESS
Access to quality products and services to low-income and underserved populations
COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOLUTIONS
Scaling commercially viable solutions for the society
How is Impact Investing different
from other forms of investing?
Impact Investing lies in the centre of the spectrum ranging from not-for-profit
investing or grants to for-profit (commercial) investing
Why Impact Investing?
Impact investing has posited the role of private capital for the public good.
In this new era of cooperation, impact investing holds the potential of delivering on the national development priorities of:
Providing access to quality services and meaningful jobs to low-income and underserved populations
Driving economic growth through greater private investment, entrepreneurship and innovation focused on India’s developmental needs
Impact Investing is well aligned to the
Sustainable Development Goals
Sector
Financial
Services
Agriculture
Healthcare
Education
Technology for
Development
Client-level
Impact
Access to
financial
inclusion
Higher income
for farmers
Access to
affordable
Healthcare
Access to
affordable
Education
Multiple
SDGs
Impacted
Impact Investing is well aligned to the
Sustainable Development Goals
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Agriculture | Healthcare | Education | Technology for Development |
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Access to financial inclusion |
Higher income for farmers |
Access to affordable Healthcare |
Access to affordable Education |
Multiple |
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