Thursday
December 18
2025

Viewpoint: There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing

By Kevin Starr

Sometimes a prosaic AI query produces something that looks more like parody. The other day, I asked Claude to give me the latest definition of “impact investing” and it served up this gem:

“There’s ongoing discussion in 2024 about whether the definition should evolve beyond intentionality toward emphasizing real-world change and the additionality of capital.”

Photo courtesy of name_ gravity.

Source: SSIR (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Investing
Tags
ESG, global development, impact investing, philanthropy