May 2024: Impact, ESG and ROI

Viewpoint: How can portfolio managers navigate the risk of not achieving the desired returns in impact investing?

Should we adopt ESG investing as the modus operandi, or avoid it? Part of this debate centres around whether impact investments are achieving their desired impact, writes Better Finance’s Tenke A. Zoltani.

Read the full piece on Impact Investor here. Impact funds offer less market risk exposure than VC or matched funds, making them a unique selling point for greater diversification. They outperform VC funds and perform as well as matched funds in a value-weighted long-short portfolio that accounts for market risk.