{"id":37297,"date":"2023-03-27T20:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T00:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=37297"},"modified":"2023-04-27T21:47:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T01:47:58","slug":"impactassets-2023-impact-investment-fund-managers-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/impactassets-2023-impact-investment-fund-managers-list\/","title":{"rendered":"ImpactAssets 2023 Impact Investment Fund Managers List"},"content":{"rendered":"
>> Back to April 2023 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

2023 edition of IA 50 features a record number of private impact fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

ImpactAssets<\/span><\/a>\u00a0announced in March that it has released the\u00a0<\/span>ImpactAssets\u00a050 2023<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(IA 50), a free publicly available, searchable database of impact investing fund managers for impact investors, family offices, corporations, foundations and institutional investors.<\/span><\/p>\n

In its twelfth year, the IA 50 continues to raise awareness of impact fund managers across impact areas, maturity, and geography, serving as a basis for deepening understanding of the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

The IA 50 breaks out managers in three categories, including the core IA 50 list, IA 50 Emerging Impact Managers list and IA 50 Emeritus Impact Managers list. Across all three categories, a record 163 impact fund managers were included totaling $122.48 billion in assets, invested across a range of asset classes and impact themes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s IA 50 showcase is a watershed, as the industry continues to allocate more investable assets into social and environmental solutions with both time-tested strategies and creative, new approaches,\u201d<\/span><\/i> said Jed Emerson, ImpactAssets Senior Fellow, IA 50 Review Committee Chair and Chief Impact Officer at\u00a0<\/span>AlTi Global<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEstablished funds continue to impress, while new funds are bringing fresh approaches and insights that move the needle in critical areas through impact investing.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Some takeaways from this year\u2019s IA 50:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Maturing Industry:\u00a0<\/b>While many investors see impact investing as the \u201cnext new thing,\u201d this year\u2019s IA 50 highlights the long roots and deep experience of an industry focused on making measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. More than four in ten (43%) IA 50 2023 fund managers have been managing assets for more than 10 years, and nine fund managers have been selected in all 12 IA 50 showcases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Growth in Billion Dollar Funds:<\/b>\u00a0As impact investing continues its rapid ascension\u2014the Global Impact Investing Network\u00a0<\/span>estimates<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the global impact investing market at $1.16 trillion\u2014the IA 50 has seen a steady increase in the number of billion dollar funds in its ranks. This year, 18 managers with assets exceeding $1 billion were selected, up from 15 in 2022, while an additional 11 had assets under management between $500 million and $1 billion, up from ten in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investment Themes and SDGs:\u00a0<\/b>A quarter (25%) of IA 50 managers across all three lists focused on clean technology, alternative energy, and climate change, making it the top impact theme. Microfinance, low-income financial services, and micro-insurance (12%) comprised the second-largest impact focus. The most represented UN Sustainable Development Goals cited by fund managers included Decent Work and Economic Growth (20%), Climate Action (17%), No Poverty (12%) and Reduced Inequality (11%).<\/span><\/p>\n

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