BusinessDay 23 Mar 2018
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Friday <strong>23</strong> <strong>Mar</strong>ch <strong>2018</strong> C002D5556 BUSINESS DAY 19<br />
t to Africa, but what is it?<br />
investment aims at generating<br />
positive social and environmental<br />
impact and such<br />
investments are seen as financially<br />
responsible. Impact<br />
investing can also be viewed<br />
as one manifestation of the<br />
drive towards the incorporating<br />
broader considerations<br />
beyond the financial bottom<br />
line into investment decisions.<br />
• The growing recognition<br />
of the need for private<br />
capitals potential to supplement<br />
philanthropic funding<br />
and goals: In solving socioeconomic<br />
problems and<br />
creating social and environmental<br />
impact, government<br />
and philanthropic resources<br />
can never be sufficient. As a<br />
result, the need for private<br />
capital flows is inevitable.<br />
• Public sector need<br />
to more efficiently deliver<br />
In solving socioeconomic<br />
problems and creating<br />
social and environmental<br />
impact, government and<br />
philanthropic resources can<br />
never be sufficient<br />
products and services: There<br />
is a growing need for the government<br />
to deliver efficient<br />
products and services and to<br />
do so they need to devote time<br />
and resources in providing<br />
such needs. Impact investment<br />
presents an opportunity<br />
for governments to save more<br />
and deliver quality products<br />
and services to the people.<br />
• The need to solve<br />
the myriad of social, economic<br />
and environmental<br />
problems: As poverty, terrorism<br />
and other social issues<br />
ravages the world, the need<br />
for capital to tackle them<br />
has heightened. Impacting<br />
investing has been demonstrated<br />
to have the capacity<br />
to supply the capital that can<br />
be used to combat these<br />
challenges and achieve the<br />
sustainable development<br />
goals.