Thesis supervisor: Shafighi Najla
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Budapest Business School Abbreviation of location of studies: BGE
Description of the research topic:
This topic deals with emerging economies and covers a range of countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America, therefore, several economies would be beneficial from the outcome of this research. In addition, sustainable development is one of the key issues in international dialogue and each country is trying to adhere to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Among those are eliminating poverty, economic growth, and reducing inequality (SDG 1, 8, 10).
This project will shed light on the possible impact of impact investing on sustainable development, which eventually encourages more investment in this field.
Recently the research world has witnessed a growing interest in the area of impact investing. In a simple definition, impact investing means making investment to create measurable social and environmental impact alongside the financial returns. This research will examine the role of impact investment in emerging markets to see if such impact investment will make positive changes. Finally, the role of such investments will be examined in the context of sustainable development in these economies. Therefore, the research question would be: to what extent impact investing affects sustainable development in the emerging markets?