Banks play a fundamental role in society and the impact they make has never been more relevant. We are faced with a global pandemic, a climate crisis and unprecedented biodiversity loss. Banks can be a force for good, but in order to make the right decisions they need real insight into [...]
What is the True Price of the average Dutch apple and how does this compare to an apple from a cooperation that focuses on local sourcing, biodiversity, improved soil and water quality and fair work conditions for the growers? Fruitmotor, a cooperation from the Dutch Betuwe region joined forces with True [...]
"To this end, I am pleased that in 2019, we took the first steps towards developing an impact measurement framework. (...) We plan to extend this study to our wider lending portfolio, to better inform our effort in steering it towards being more sustainable." Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Group Holdings 2019 Sustainability Report: [...]
COVID-19 is damaging and destroying the health of millions of people worldwide. In particular fragile and deprived individuals and communities are hit: those with a weaker health, a lack of sanitation, no access to healthcare, protective gear, and shelter. Our thoughts go out to all those who suffer, lost their lives, and those who [...]
ABN AMRO is the first bank worldwide to include an Impact Statement in its Integrated Annual Review (IAR). This statement shows the value ABN AMRO creates and reduces for each of its key stakeholder groups. Innovative is also that ABN AMRO has received limited assurance on the Impact Statement from its auditor EY. In [...]
Impact Institute is excited to announce the launch of Impact Economy Foundation. The foundation aims to accelerate the transition from a financial economy to an impact economy. An impact economy is an economy in which work, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology leads to well-being. An economy that not only maximizes financial capital, [...]
GENÈVA/Amsterdam – Impact Institute, a spin-off of True Price is awarded the ISAR Honours Award by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) working group on International Standards for Accounting and Reporting (ISAR). ISAR acknowledged Impact Institute's work for its improvement of reporting by companies on sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). [...]
Create scenarios and design an SDG strategy for your organization in our Pressure Cooker SDG Strategy. Combine theoretical background with tangible results and a clear path forward for your organization. Pressure Cooker SDG Strategy In 2015 all UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals. Effective engagement of business is vital to achieve [...]
What is the true price of a pair of jeans? On average the true price is 33 euros above the retail price. The report True Price of Jeans (Dutch version: True Pricing in de jeansketen) by Impact Institute and ABN AMRO, using the true price method, was featured by Dutch national news [...]
Managing a company used to be straightforward: make profit. But nowadays, more is required. Companies are expected to create positive value for their clients, employees and society at large, while at the same time minimizing their negative impacts. However, current reporting mainly focuses on measuring profit for shareholders. [...]
