Impact investing in emerging markets – making a difference while seeking returns | Insight Investment

Investors should not be concerned whether the emerging markets can offer the breath and depth of positive impact opportunities that are found in other areas of fixed income. Impact investing is available across the wide emerging markets universe, where a diverse array of issues can offer investors the ability to support impact to the benefit of people, the planet, and prosperity in general.

We look at the key feature and attractions within the rapidly growing emerging market impact universe and what it has achieved in recent years compared to other related areas of the fixed income world.

Figure 1: Emerging market debt impact bonds outstanding

Source: Insight and Bloomberg. As at December 2023.