“It's the first time in history that women in the U.S. control more assets, or are allocating more assets, than men,” said Barnet.
Last week in New York, I had the opportunity to sit down with three incredible women in investment and financial services at the All In Together Women in Financial Services Forum, where we discussed the intersection of social good and impact investing, particularly within the context of gender equality and diversity & inclusion.
Although impact investing is still widely considered “niche” within the investing world, it’s definitely on the rise. Recent stats show that $250B in global capital is going into impact investing, and that number is growing year over year.
Kiersten Barnet, deputy chief of staff and manager of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, said that the importance of impact investing is expanding quickly, and that it has the potential to shake the current investment model significantly.
“Impact investing won’t be considered niche in the near future,” said Barnet. “Environmental, Social and Governance data is being incorporated more and more in investors’ risk analysis and how they judge a company's performance.”
She added that one of the biggest drivers of the growing interest in impact investing and ESG data is the fact that women are gaining access to significant capital and want to invest that capital into financial opportunities that align with their values.
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