Impact investing has been getting a lot of attention of late. With the changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act, which has a keen focus on infrastructure investment, the hype and noise around impact investments and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing are just going to escalate.
After decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and the built environment, there is without a doubt a significant need for these types of investment. The recently announced action plan to address the energy crisis by President Ramaphosa clearly indicates the need for urgent infrastructure investment and the role that the private sector can contribute.
