Impact investing has grown rapidly over the past decade, driven by investors seeking both financial returns and positive social or environmental outcomes. Yet new research suggests that not all impact investors are equally intentional in pursuing measurable impact.
In a recent column on the media platform Impact Investor, Ronald Huisman, Professor of Sustainable Energy Finance at Erasmus School of Economics, together with Bernarda Coello (LIA Research) and Ana Pimenta (Blink Impact), examines the role of intentionality in impact investing. The findings indicate that while many investors claim to prioritise impact, the extent to which impact objectives actively shape investment decisions varies considerably.
The study highlights that true impact investing requires more than selecting sustainable investments. It requires a deliberate intention to generate positive societal outcomes and to incorporate those objectives throughout the investment process.
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Read here for the full column. For more information, please contact Ronald de Groot, Media & Public Relations Officer at Erasmus School of Economics: rdegroot@ese.eur.nl, mobile +31 6 53 641 846.
