Catalyzing Economic Resilience Through Tech-Driven Impact Global awareness of climate change has surged in recent years. Net-zero emissions have emerged as a guiding objective under the Paris Agreement¹ adopted at COP21, which calls on countries to hold the rise in global temperatures well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Against this backdrop of climate risk and structural change, impact investing has become mainstream. It is now treated as standard practice not only by dedicated impact funds but also by sector-agnostic investors that are integrating impact objectives into their mandates. The Global Impact Investing Network² (GIIN) describes the impact lens as extending beyond a narrow assessment of financial risk and opportunity. It requires investors to seek both financial returns and verifiable impact outcomes, creating the potential for optimized, risk-adjusted performance. A recent meta-analysis³ of roughly 1,400 studies found a positive correlation between companies’ financial performance and the strength of their environmental, social, and governance credentials. Today, an estimated 3,907 organizations, including investment managers, pension funds, development finance institutions, philanthropic foundations, banks, and insurers, collectively manage US$1.571 trillion in impact-investing assets under management worldwide. That pool of capital reflects a 21 percent compound annual growth rate since 2019. In practical terms, it is US$1.571 trillion4 directed toward solutions needed to confront shared global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals, from climate mitigation and adaptation to financial inclusion and resilient infrastructure