Game of Consultants

According to a recent report by the United Nations, the financing gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries is estimated to be
US$ 2.5 – 3 trillion per year. This acts as a testimony to the fact that the world’s development challenges cannot be solved by government funding alone and private capital is quintessential to bridge this fast widening gap. Impact investing is one such measure which helps to obtain a middle ground between the traditionally mutually exclusive facets of financial returns and social impact. This report provides a deep insight into the intricacies of impact investing with special emphasis on the education and agriculture sector. The report also proposes innovative financial instruments based on the models of hybrid-growth dividend mutual funds, hybrid REITs and mortgage lending which can be used to foster impact investments.