Wednesday
April 22
2026

Viewpoint: Impact Investing’s New Discipline

By Brigit Helms

For years, optimism carried much of the impact investing narrative. There was an unspoken belief that strong intention, combined with access to capital, would naturally translate into both impact and financial performance. Today, that assumption is being tested. The environment is less forgiving — and, in many ways, more honest.

Photo courtesy of Gustavo Fring.

Source: Impact Entrepreneur (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Agriculture, Social Enterprise
Tags
financial inclusion, gender lens, impact investing, MSMEs, poverty alleviation, SDGs, smallholder farmers