Glossary

Impact Investments

Definition

Investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact to global challenges including the SDGs, alongside a financial return. Impact investments can be made in both emerging and developed markets, and target a range of returns from below market to market rate, depending on investors’ strategic goals.

Source

  1. The difference between ESG and impact investing and why it matters. (2021, December 15). Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://ifc-org.medium.com/the-difference-between-esg-and-impact-investing-and-why-it-matters-8bf459b3ccb6
  2. What You Need to Know about Impact Investing. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://thegiin.org/impact-investing/need-to-know/#what-is-impact-investing
  3. United Nations Development Programme. (2021). SDG Impact Standards Glossary. https://sdgimpact.undp.org/assets/SDG-Impact-Standards-Glossary.pdf
< Back