In an exclusive interview with Forbes, Karam Hinduja, a next-generation impact investor, shares his predictions on impact investing for the decade
. But he predicts that more companies will be affected: “Companies in the utilities and core services industries have traditionally been able to hide behind the stickiness they have with consumers, but they will also come under pressure to focus on social impact as consumers become more aware and have more choices.”Increasing appeal of emerging markets
“While the U.S. continues to be a great center for innovation, recent political events have soured the taste that many international investors have towards the US in both public and private markets,” says Hinduja, based in New York. He believes that international investors will look at other markets, and emerging markets will grow in their appeal, particularly as the impact of investment goes further where there is more need.
than their previous generations. Extending this to investing, they may also be more comfortable investing in other countries.Last but not least, Millennials as investors will control more and more capital. For Hinduja, himself being part of Millennial investors, “impact as a term doesn’t even make sense – it’s just investing.” He feels that, “The more dire our global challenges become, the more this group will mobilize with capital and entrepreneurship.
“Therefore, the small group of people who actually understand impact measurement need to step out of their echo chambers, stop living at conferences, and actually take a role in being watchdogs to guard against impact-washing.”
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