Impact Investment Exchange
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Impact Investment Exchange is a company.
Key people at Impact Investment Exchange.
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) is a Singapore-based social enterprise and pioneer in impact investing, focused on transforming financial systems to empower women, the environment, and underserved communities. Its mission is to create a billion sustainable livelihoods by 2030 through unlocking capital for sustainable development, with activities centered on three pillars: promoting gender equality, driving climate action, and building resilient communities[1][2][5][6]. IIX's investment philosophy emphasizes measuring social and environmental impact via tools like IIX Values™, while offering platforms such as the world's largest crowdfunding site for impact (Impact Partners), innovative bonds like the Women’s Livelihood Bond™ series, and advisory services; it has mobilized US$295 million, impacted 159 million lives, and avoided 1.83 million tons of carbon across 57 countries[1][3][6]. In the startup and impact ecosystem, IIX bridges investors with inclusive businesses, scales enterprises through capital and technical assistance, and pushes impact investing mainstream, notably via the Orange Bond Initiative™ targeting $10 billion by 2030 for 100 million women[1][6].
IIX was founded in 2009 by Professor Durreen Shahnaz amid the global financial crisis, inspired by her experiences highlighting the gap between finance and development, and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation[5]. While teaching social innovation at Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Shahnaz advocated for investments in community-uplifting businesses, leading to IIX's launch as the world's first social stock exchange to scale impact enterprises[1][5]. Key evolution includes building crowdfunding platforms, launching the Women’s Livelihood Bond™ series (now in its 7th issuance, with over US$128 million raised empowering 1.3 million women), establishing an Impact Institute, and in 2022 initiating the Orange Bond Initiative™ and Orange Movement™ with global signatories[1][3][6]. Its focus has expanded from Asia to a global footprint across 57 countries, emphasizing catalytic capital for underserved areas[1][5].
IIX rides the surge in impact investing and sustainable finance, amplified by ESG mandates, climate urgency, and post-COVID focus on equitable growth, timing perfectly with global capital markets seeking measurable social returns[1][2][4]. Market forces like rising demand for gender-lens investing (e.g., Orange Bonds) and blue finance align with its pillars, as seen in SGX listings and $10 billion mobilization goals[1][6]. It influences the ecosystem by mainstreaming impact measurement, fostering inclusive startups in Asia-Pacific and beyond, and bridging philanthropists with scalable enterprises, thus accelerating SDGs in underserved regions[3][5].
IIX is poised to hit its 2030 goals through scaling Orange Bonds (e.g., WLB7's US$60 million tranche for 770,000 women in solar/agriculture) and expanding digital impact platforms amid growing regulatory pushes for sustainability reporting[3][6]. Trends like AI-driven ESG analytics and tokenized impact assets will amplify its measurement tools, while climate finance booms favor its resilient communities focus. Its influence may evolve into a full-spectrum sustainability hub, potentially redefining exchanges for social good and inspiring copycats globally—cementing its role as the bridge from finance to a billion sustainable livelihoods[1][5][6].
Key people at Impact Investment Exchange.
