Impact investment: $8-bn market by 2025

Gone are the days when philanthropy was the method of choice for high net worth individuals and companies to do their bit for humanity. With impact investment, investors are not only managing to generate returns but also making a difference to millions of lives. Indian investors touched up to 80 million people with socially impactful financing in the past six years with the market expected to reach $8 billion by 2025, says a McKinsey report on impact investment