How the integrated value model enriches corporate decision-making and promotes sustainable business

We recently published a whitepaper in close collaboration with the Erasmus Platform for Sustainable Value Creation: a platform with leading sustainable finance players in the industry and academia, including ABN AMRO, PGGM, DNB, Triodos, NWB, Robeco, Deloitte, the Rotterdam School of Management, and the Impact Economy Foundation. The whitepaper discusses the risks of [...]

By |2023-03-27T11:29:33+02:00March 24th, 2023|News, Events, Articles|Comments Off on How the integrated value model enriches corporate decision-making and promotes sustainable business

The Global Impact Database by Impact Institute wins Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2022

Impact Institute’s Global Impact Database (GID) has won Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2022 in the category Award for impact measurement and metrics! Environmental Finance's Impact Awards seek to recognise and reward the work within the impact investing market and highlight emerging pockets of best practice, across all asset classes and geographies. An [...]

By |2023-02-16T15:23:01+02:00December 12th, 2022|Articles, Biodiverstity blog|Comments Off on The Global Impact Database by Impact Institute wins Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2022

Research of ABN Amro and Impact Institute show that the Dutch society causes nearly 40 billion euros in damage to biodiversity

According to the recent report published by ABN AMRO, based on a cross-sector research by the Bank and Impact Institute, the Dutch economy is responsible for about 40 billion euros worth of damage to ecosystem services. The calculated damage corresponds to approximately 5 percent of the Dutch GDP in the year 2020, [...]

By |2022-12-14T15:51:30+02:00December 12th, 2022|Articles, Biodiverstity blog|Comments Off on Research of ABN Amro and Impact Institute show that the Dutch society causes nearly 40 billion euros in damage to biodiversity

Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) in SFDR regulation explained

What are PAIs? Since Q2 2021, in an effort towards increasing transparency and integrating sustainability risks, the  Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) imposes mandatory ESG disclosure: investors must report on Principal Adverse Impacts (PAIs) of their portfolios. PAI consist of a list of sustainability factors that firms need to take into account [...]

By |2022-12-07T16:13:19+02:00October 12th, 2022|Articles|Comments Off on Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) in SFDR regulation explained

Importance of biodiversity for financial institutions

Why is biodiversity relevant to the financial sector? “Financial institutions have a crucial role to play in preventing further biodiversity loss and restoring nature. The role of banks, insurers, asset managers and investors is becoming increasingly relevant due to pressures such as strengthening liability regimes, intensifying scrutiny of supply chain practices and shifting consumer [...]

By |2022-12-13T13:54:37+02:00October 1st, 2022|Articles, Biodiverstity blog|Comments Off on Importance of biodiversity for financial institutions

True Value of Food: An inspiring dinner at World Economic Forum

By Max Christern What is the true value of our food? And do we pay that same price for it? Due to the rapidly growing global food crisis, food features are at the top of international agendas including the World Economic Forum in Davos. At the forum, Impact Institute, Rabobank, and [...]

By |2022-06-14T15:40:28+02:00June 8th, 2022|Articles|Comments Off on True Value of Food: An inspiring dinner at World Economic Forum

The CFO’s impact reporting – Climate change

The third article of the series De maatschappelijke jaarrekening van de CFO - The CFO's impact reporting is out now. Michel Scholte talks about climate change, CO2 prices and the real price for pollution. For the original article (in Dutch) click on the link. READ ON CFO MAGAZINE Keep reading [...]

By |2022-06-23T17:29:10+02:00March 2nd, 2022|Articles|Comments Off on The CFO’s impact reporting – Climate change

More than 90% of companies’ impact is indirect. Do you have a grip on your investments’ value chain?

We used our Global Impact Database to investigate the value chain impact of some of the largest companies in different sectors. As data shows, more than 90% of the impact is indirect. The increasing complexity of value chains demands a quantitative and comprehensive view of impacts, including both upstream and downstream segments. Without robust [...]

By |2022-08-01T15:19:58+02:00February 28th, 2022|News, Articles|Comments Off on More than 90% of companies’ impact is indirect. Do you have a grip on your investments’ value chain?

A common destination: On the road towards the true value of food

By Yannicke Goris At the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) in 2021 the True Value of Food Initiative was launched – a ‘game changer’ according to Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe at the World Resources Institute (WRI). The Initiative is the result of a [...]

By |2022-03-14T19:29:48+02:00February 14th, 2022|Articles|Comments Off on A common destination: On the road towards the true value of food

The CFO’s impact reporting – Poverty

The second article of the series De maatschappelijke jaarrekening van de CFO - The CFO's impact reporting is out now. Michel Scholte talks about poverty, living wages and living income gaps. For the original article (in Dutch) click on the link. READ ON CFO MAGAZINE Keep reading for the English [...]

By |2022-06-23T17:31:31+02:00February 10th, 2022|Articles|Comments Off on The CFO’s impact reporting – Poverty
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