Understanding Impact: The Current and Future State of Impact Investing Research

The goals of any type of research include increasing understanding, building credibility, collecting and organizing information, and debunking myths. The field of impact investing can benefit from all of these outcomes. With a short history, research focused on impact investing is currently scarce, leaving the subject ripe for further exploration. A more clearly defined research agenda that spans all areas of this rapidly growing field holds tremendous potential to increase mainstream adoption and deepen the impact of strategic investments.