Impact AUM Growth over a Five-Year Period
By Lucidity Insights Research Team 11 December 2023

Impact AUM Growth over a Five-Year Period

According to research conducted by the Global Impact Investing Network, organizations have significantly increased their impact assets in the past five years.

In total, impact assets under management (AUM) surged from US $95 billion in 2017 to US $213 billion by the close of 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%.

At the median, organizations held US $98 million in impact AUM in 2017, which has surged to US $242 million in 2022, suggesting that organizations are increasing their impact assets.

This data indicates a clear trend of organizations progressively expanding their commitment to impact-driven investments.

While this is encouraging, this trend needs to strongly accelerate to be able to meet the UN SDGs.

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