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A Stocktake of Swiss Impact Investing 2024
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Swiss impact investing has grown: CHF 180bn AuM under “impact” definitions, strong asset-manager activity, private debt/microfinance lead sectorally, yet there remain challenges.
This report by SSF & Tameo maps the current state of impact investing in Switzerland, drawing on two datasets: SSF’s Market Study 2024 and Tameo’s Private Asset Impact Fund 2023 data. It shows that Swiss investors manage approximately CHF 180 billion under impact-investment approaches, though most of it is in listed assets, real estate, bonds. Only a small slice is private equity or private debt focused on emerging markets.
Switzerland counts roughly 83 private asset impact funds (USD 11.2 billion AuM) with strong representation in microfinance, food & agriculture, climate & energy. Metrics such as SDG alignment, risk profiles, and outreach (to women, rural, lower-income regions) are improving. Key barriers identified are regulatory & reporting burdens (SFDR etc.), standardisation of impact measurement, aligning institutional investors, and unlocking more capital to transition from niche to scale.
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