Enthusiasm for impact investing was growing strongly before Covid hit, but the economic and social disruption the pandemic triggered prompted many organizations to rethink their goals and exposed flaws in many impact investors’ strategies.
Aleem Remtula, a partner at Developing World Markets, an impact firm with a 27-year track record, shares his insights on how the pandemic affected the impact sector itself, and how investors can use the lessons learned to create more positive impact, more awareness of the need for integrity, and better outcomes for investors and the beneficiaries of their funds.
Looking for ideas? Remtula also shares where he sees opportunities, and where valuations might have been beaten down a little too much.
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