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Can we get on the same page?

the conversation is shifting from environmental, social and governance (ESG) to impact investing. ESG is characterised as good risk management practices and defined by the UN as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations.

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) defines impact investments as investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.

Impact investing considers both the financial return and

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