By Lucidity Insights Research Team • January 10, 2024
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Mobilizing Impact Capital
The remarkable surge in Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) investments in the healthcare sector during the pandemic, capturing 42% of SDG-aligned deals, signified a shift towards impactful investments meeting ESG criteria. Discover how prominent SWF investors like Singapore's Temasek, Saudi PIF, and UAE's Mubadala strategically integrate public health goals with financial investments in BioNTech, Lifera, and Envirotainer.
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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.
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