Giving Compass' Take:

• Ibrahim AlHusseini, writing for Forbes, lists five reasons why individuals should add impact investing to their portfolio strategy.

• One of the reasons listed is that impact investments help meet global challenges. How are impact investments poised to address development sector issues better than other types of philanthropic work? 

• Check out the Giving Compass Impact Investing Magazine.


Impact investment – investments that generate both financial returns and social or environmental good – were long a niche market for well-capitalized financiers. Today, they are a growing component of portfolios on Main Street, with even establishment organizations such as the World Economic Forum, G8 and Aspen Institute all exploring ways to get involved.

So, what’s the hype about? Why are investors like me getting involved? Personally, I believe in supporting ventures that create paths toward a healthier planet. We can play an active role is shaping our future.

Here five of the 10 reasons why impact investing makes sense:

  1. Meet global challenges.
  2. Achieve market-rate returns.
  3. Stabilize your portfolio.
  4. Put your capital to work.
  5. Align values with investments.

Our futures are interdependent. As investors, social entrepreneurs, and human beings, we have a moral imperative to take on the challenges facing our planet and our global population. Through impacting investing, we can be agents of social change – while also achieving (and very often exceeding) our individual goals as investors and entrepreneurs.

Read the full article about impact investing by Ibrahim AlHusseini on Forbes.