The development of impact investing and implications for China

In recent years, impact investing has been developing rapidly and attracting broader attention. According to the JP Morgan and GIIN Annual Impact Investor Survey, the number of global impact investors increased approximately eightfold between 1995 and 2015. While still facing challenges and competition, impact investing represents a significant trend in investment. The concept was brought to China several years ago but is still at an early stage. This paper will discuss the development and features of impact investing, with an analysis of and comparison with the Chinese market, to propose suggestions for its future development. The research in this paper is based on the analysis of recent publications and industry reports, impact investing case studies, and interviews with impact investors and social enterprises. The study also includes analysis of the limitations and difficulties of impact investing globally and in China, with suggestions for future development.

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Zhou, Jing, S.M. Sloan School of Management

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Charles Kane.

• Sloan School of Management.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111448

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/111448