The Promise of Impact Investing in India - Brookings

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Ravi, Shamika; Gustafsson-Wright, Emily; Sharma, Prerna; Boggild-Jones, Izzy (2019). "The Promise of Impact Investing in India," Brookings India Research Paper No. 072019.

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ACRONYMS:

SDGs GIIN CSR ESG SRI IIC SIB DIB QCI GDP MFI PE VC PbR RBA RBF SIINC SSN RCT DFID MOSPI ASER GIIRS PRISM SROI CBA PRI DLHS NFHS HMIS CGHS CHMI NAS TIMSS IEA DISE SEQI IRIS FAST SIAMT

Sustainable Development Goals Global Impact Investing Network Corporate Social Responsibility Environmental, Social and Governance Socially-Responsible Investing Impact Investors Council Social Impact Bonds Development Impact Bonds Quality Council of India Gross Domestic Product Microfinance instititions Private Equity Venture Capital Payment by Results Results-based Aid Results-based Financing Social Impact Incentives Social Success Note Randomised Controlled Trial Department for International Development Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation Annual Status of Education Report Global Impact Investing Rating System Probability Risk and Impact System Social Return on Investment Cost-Benefit Analysis Principles for Responsible Investment District-level Health Survey National Family Health Survey Health Management Information Systems Central Government Health Insurance Center for Health Market Innovations National Achievement Survey Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement District Information System for Education School Education Quality Index Impact Reporting and Investing Standards Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade Shared Impact Assessment and Measurement Toolbox

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

The authors would like to thank many people for their contributions to this study. We thank two blind reviewers for their extensive comments and suggestions on the original draft. In addition, we would like to thank the Impact Investors Council (IIC) who supported and provided data for this study. We would also like to acknowledge those who participated in our survey whose valuable insights have formed the core of this report. Furthermore, we are particularly grateful for the contributions of the following individuals: Kartik Desai, Geeta Goel, Jinesh Shah, Riya Saxena, Aparna Dua, Ranjna Khanna, Neha Bhatnagar. We would also like to thank Zehra Kazmi and Rohan Laik for editing this report and Aditi Sundan and Mukesh Rawat for their work on designing the report.

The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings India publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Brookings India does not hold an institutional view on any subject.

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