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Amount of Forest Loss per Year in Hectares in the Last 20 Years
Our planet is at a critical juncture, facing an ecological emergency of unprecedented proportions.
Each year and for the past 20 years, more than 2 million acres of forest are lost due to rampant deforestation, driven by relentless industrialization, agriculture, and logging.
This is directly eroding global biodiversity destabilizing the environmental equilibrium, and intensifying the dire effects of climate change.
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The Business of Impact Investing in 2023
Impact investing is a form of investing that believes that every dollar invested can make a difference, while producing a profit. Over the past 20 years, impact investing has undergone a remarkable evolution, driven by a confluence of societal, economic, and technological factors. These influences have propelled impact investing into a crucial mechanism for addressing societal needs, traditionally the domain of public funding. In 2022, the impact investing market sat at US$1,146 billion, growing at a healthy compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% over the last four years. This special report features interviews with thought leaders in the impact investing space, and offers an insightful perspective on the current and future state of impact investing, its challenges and opportunities, and highlights case studies of investors, social enterprises, and the impact they are having on the world.
