Impact investing (II) aims to achieve intentional social impact in addition to financial return.
Our systematic literature review of 104 articles finds that the growing academic literature on …

Impact investing holds the promise to make the world a better place. However, when
investors measure their impact only to prove it—without improving—it cannot be expected …

The interconnectedness and high integration among the global markets have reduced the
portfolio diversification opportunities of international investors. In view of this, considering …

We investigated the financial performance of a sample of sustainable investment funds in
terms of returns, volatility, and contagion risk during the financial crisis caused by the COVID …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the intersection of research on impact
investing and its closely related financial vehicles. Design/methodology/approach The paper …

Social dimension is a fundamental element in the evaluation of initiatives and policies that
are demanded and promoted by public and private organizations as well as society as a …

Interest in impact investing is on the rise. And yet, there is a relative scarcity of academic
literature on the financial performance and diversification potential of impact investments. In …

Innovations in aligning investment with sustainability led to impact investing, enabling
investors to achieve conventional financial returns and measurable social and …

Socially responsible investing (SRI) or sustainable, responsible, and impact investing is
growing fast. The net total of SRI assets at the beginning of 2018 was USD 12.0 trillion …

This study investigates the risk and return characteristics of impact investing in the public
equity market. We use a unique hand‐collected dataset of 50 US listed firms whose product …