Impact investing grew by 18% in terms of assets under management, according to annual report by GIIN, as more social enterprises with innovative products are gaining visibility and as more SDG practices are widely adopted. Financial inclusion and social good-tech are likely to be bigger in 2017.
Toronto-based Lucky Iron Fish is one example of a small but growing number of startups that are devoting their entire operations to addressing societal problems.
The young startup has created a $5 iron-molded fish-shaped ingots that when used in cooking soups or cooked rice, "substantially reduces...