The Impact Principles, launched in April 2019, provide a framework for investors to ensure that impact considerations are purposefully integrated throughout the investment life cycle...
Are you an Impact Investor?
What is impact investing?
Impact Investing is investing into companies and organizations with the intent to contribute to measurable positive social or environmental impact alongside financial returns.
The Signatories
Signatories to the Impact Principles are a diverse group of impact investors, comprised of asset managers, asset owners, Multilateral Development Banks and Development Finance Institutions...
Signatory Process
Organizations that have established an impact management system that aligns with the Impact Principles may complete the Signatory documentation provided by the Secretariat…
Latest from the Impact Principles
Recognizing the third Anniversary of the Impact Principles
This week marked the third Anniversary of the Impact Principles since their launch in April 2019 bringing together DFIs, asset managers, and asset owners on a robust framework to foster greater discipline, transparency, and accountability in impact investing. As the Impact Principles continue to grow as a global standard among impact investors and their evolving regulatory environments, we thank the 158 Signatories and our partners for their enthusiastic support and collaboration to grow and strengthen the impact market.
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The billion-dollar funds that have changed impact investing
As impact investing increases among large mainstream PE funds, those signing on to the Impact Principles, the standard for impact investors, brings credibility to the market and reduces the risk of impact washing. The Environmental Finance article provides insights on this growing market and adoption of the standard.
Insights: The Global Impact Investing Market 2020
IFC’s latest assessment of the size of the global impact investing market identifies $2.3 trillion invested for impact in 2020.
Disclosures & Verifications
Recently Posted Disclosures :
Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd. (NSSK)
Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P.
Read our annual Disclosure Statements and independent verification statements required of all Signatories.
News & Insights
Announcements
Recognizing the third Anniversary of the Impact Principles
Celebrating 150 Signatories to the Impact Principles
The Impact Principles Advisory Board 2021-23
Launch of the Joint Impact Indicators
Signatory Update
Proparco releases its 2021 Sustainable Development Report
EcoEnterprises Fund wins the top prize in Gender-lens Finance
Leapfrog wins as a Pioneer in Transformational Impact at FT/IFC Awards 2021
Development Partners International raises $900 Million for its Africa Fund
Trill Impact raises $1.1 Billion for its inaugural fund
Signatories on impact investing and Impact Principles
Impact Principles' Signatories Join G7 Impact Task Force
Insights
G7 Impact Task Force's Report on Impact Transparency, Integrity and Harmonization
IFC's Report- The Global Impact Investing Market 2020
BSC's Social Impact Investment Sector Survey 2021
Driving Impact Through SDG Alignment
Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2021
ODI/EDFI Volume of Essays on the harmonization of Impact Standards
Impact Principles Webinar Series
Publications & Media
New Signatories in 2022
- Monetalis Services Ltd.
- GEF Capital Partners, South Asia
- Laxmi Capital Market Limited
- Circulate Capital Management Pte Ltd
- Cibus Investments Limited II
- Brookfield Global Transition Fund
- Innova/7 GP SARL
- Vidia GmbH
- BluePeak Capital LLP
- Altura Capital Management, LLC
- SPE Capital Partners
- Temasek Trust Asset Management Pte. Ltd.
- Contango Partners