Impact investors and philanthropists aim to be a real force for good. Using their financial capital, they can effect change and create impact, helping society deal with many of its fundamental challenges. However, decisions on where to invest or provide funding are often made based on good intentions and emotions. Without a robust [...]
Impact Institute is proud to announce a collaboration with the Association of Register Controllers (VRC) for the launch of the Impact Professional Programme. The Association of Register Controllers (VRC) focuses on continued education of and support for top experts in financial management, and collaborates with renowned educational institutions and finance organisations to that end. [...]
One million Impact Professionals in 2030 Professionals have a huge potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By working on innovations, entrepreneurship and technology, they can contain and overcome health, poverty, climate or biodiversity crises. However, for that they need to measure, manage and improve their impact on and dependency of society. We [...]
Why invest in intention if you can invest in results? Impact Institute is proud to publish the Guide for Funders to Assess and Value Impact. This guide provides impact investors and philanthropists with a sound impact assessment and valuation methodology that they can use to forecast the impact of investment opportunities enabling informed [...]
Running a bank without an eye for impact – not knowing what value it creates, let alone how it can create value tomorrow – seems a risky proposition, doesn't it? Impact Institute is proud to publish 'Impact Measurement and valuation for banks'. This report makes the case why banks and other financial institutions [...]
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 [...]
