A year ago, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) introduced the first of its impact performance benchmarks for different sectors of particular interest to investors. It just announced the launch of its second benchmark, this one focused on agriculture—in particular, smallholder and sustainable agriculture.
“This is part of a suite of work we’ve been doing over a long period of time to help inform investor decisions,” says Dean Hand, chief research officer of the GIIN, a nonprofit that supports impact investing through education, research and other activities.
The benchmark allows investors to compare their own impact investment performance to peer groups and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)