The Impact Principles are a global standard for integrating impact throughout the investment life-cycle, guiding investors in the design, implementation, and continuous development of impact management systems and processes...
The global standard for integrating impact throughout the investment lifecycle
Driving Confidence in Impact Investing
The Operating Principles for Impact Management (the “Impact Principles” or “OPIM”) provide a common framework for shaping and aligning with industry best practices and promote transparency, discipline, and credibility for impact management practice in capital markets. Through broad market adoption and the shared commitment of Signatories, the Impact Principles seek to enable capital mobilization and deployment at scale with investor confidence and integrity, ultimately driving collective outcomes to help solve global challenges.
The Signatories
Signatories to the Impact Principles represent a diverse group of investors from all over the world, including asset managers, asset owners, Multilateral Development Banks, and Development Finance Institutions...
Signatory Process
By becoming Signatories, investors publicly demonstrate their commitment to aligning their impact management system with the Impact Principles, thereby promoting transparency, discipline, and credibility in the impact investing market...
Disclosures & Verifications
Visit our public Signatory database to access all current annual Disclosure Statements and periodic independent verification statements that Signatories have published as part of the Principle 9 requirements.
Recently Posted Disclosures :
Recent New Signatories
Welcome to the newest Signatories to join the Impact Principles community in the past year.
- ImpactA Global Limited - UK
- Evenlode Impact Limited - UK
- Quadria Capital Investment Management Pte. Ltd. - Singapore
- MedAccess Guarantee LTD - UK
- EQT AB - Sweden
- Jonathan Rose Companies - USA
- Brookfield Renewable Energy Group LLC - USA
- Conscious Investment Management Pty Ltd - Australia
- AEW UK Investment LLP - UK
- Chiratae Capital Management LLP - India
- Schneider Electric SE - France
- Rivage Investment - France
- Rally Assets - Canada
- LGT Capital Partners - Switzerland
- Agence Française de Développement (AFD) - France
- Nordea Investment Management Ab - Denmark
Latest from the Impact Principles
Common & Emerging Practices Series
Introducing our new Common & Emerging Practices Series!
Drawing on an in-depth analysis of Disclosure Statements and featuring Signatory Practice Spotlights, this series is intended to provide a wide-ranging illustration of the state of impact practice today and its likely evolution, as well as practical tools for improving impact management practices.
Advisory Board Election Results
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 Advisory Board election as well as our new Convenor, Danielle Brassel of Zurich Insurance Group.
Fall Signatory Gatherings
It was inspiring to connect with many Signatories face-to-face this fall in Amsterdam at the GIIN Impact Forum, in Singapore for our Impact Principles Cocktail Reception, and in New York for our Climate Week Happy Hour!
Impact Principles Webinar Series
Publications & Media
The GIIN's Sizing the Impact Investing Market Report 2024
In its new Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2024 report, the GIIN estimates that the worldwide impact investing market includes 3,907 organizations that currently manage $1.571 trillion USD in impact investing assets under management (AUM) worldwide, representing 21% compound annual growth (CAGR) of the total impact investing market since 2019.
The GIIN's State of the Market 2024
The GIIN's State of the Market 2024: Trends, Performance, and Allocations builds on the results of the 2024 Impact Investor Survey to provide market insights, help explain investors' challenges, and highlight opportunities for the impact investing market.
Inclusive Business Investing Guide
Created by Impact Principles Signatories, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), British International Investment (BII), and the Dutch development bank FMO, the new Inclusive Business Investing Guide aims to help investors allocate capital to inclusive businesses and to support inclusive business strategies among their investee companies.