Kylie Charlton recaps the Investing for Impact Forum for Third Sector Magazine. The Forum was held in Melbourne, Australia, where there is a growing interest in facilitating impact investing. The event was designed to bring together the prospective Australian impact investing industry.

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"It is the new industry of impact investing, rather than philanthropy, that will be the vehicle to mobilise the capital needed to address the many domestic and international challenges. Impact investing helps solve these challenges while generating financial returns for investors.

The industry has taken hold in the United States and Europe over the past decade, with industry pioneers developing investment opportunities in the areas of microfinance, fair trade, community development, social enterprise, global health and clean energy."

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