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May 3, 2019

Investing for Social Impact Is Complicated. Here Are 4 Ways to Simplify It.

New York Times

The new version, IRIS+, is meant to translate impact investing goals like gender equity, climate change and affordable housing into results, said Amit Bouri, the chief executive of GIIN. He said the new system would help investors know exactly which metrics to track if they hoped, for example, to bring clean energy to rural areas.

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Webinar: Introduction to IMM and IRIS+ for Southeast Asia Region

This session will take place on Tuesday, February 9 at 8:00 PM EST | Wednesday, February 10 at 9:00 AM SGT.

This one hour webinar will provide an introduction to Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) and IRIS+, the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact. The session will review:
- The impact investing landscape in Southeast Asia
- The state of Impact Measurement and Management (IMM)
- Key features of IRIS+, including how investors around the world are using the system to make decisions based on impact data
- Q&A
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Webinar: Introduction to IMM and IRIS+ for Southeast Asia

This session will take place on Tuesday, February 9 at 8:00 PM EST | Wednesday, February 10 at 9:00 AM SGT. This one hour webinar will provide an introduction to Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) and IRIS+, the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact. The session will review: -The impact investing landscape in Southeast Asia -The state of Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) -Key features of IRIS+, including how investors around the world are using the system to make decisions based on impact data -Q&A Sign up for this session via the Google Form hyperlinked above.
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NewsDio: Impact Investing Trends That Are Changing the World
IRIS+ Publishes Use Case with Asha Impact

Published in October 2020, this document showcases how Asha Impact uses IRIS+ to support its Impact Measurement and Management practice.
New Theme Launch - Climate Change Mitigation

In October 2020, the GIIN -- in partnership with Ceres-- launched the Climate Change Mitigation theme in the Navigating Impact Project.
New Theme Development - Sustainable Agriculture

On October 21, 2020, the GIIN -- in partnership with Croatan Institute -- kicked off development of the Sustainable Agriculture theme for IRIS+.
Financial Times: Impact Investment Gains from Improving Measures of Success and Failure
New Theme Launch - Quality Jobs

In September 2020, the GIIN -- joined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO)-- launched the Quality Jobs theme in the Navigating Impact Project.
Institutional Asset Manager: Intention is Not Enough: Impact Investors Seek Standardised Measures of "Impact"

“It’s not enough just to have a goal, it’s also important to be able to demonstrate measurable performance against that goal,” says Kelly McCarthy, the director of Impact Measurement and Management at GIIN. “Now more than ever, there is a real cry as the world needs companies to act and reflect on a broader number range of topics than those that have been required by regulators, and those typically captured in profit and loss statements.”
IRIS+ Publishes Use Case with LeapFrog

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