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. [...]
"We take long-term value creation for our stakeholders seriously. We measure it so we can manage it." Kees van Dijkhuizen Chief Executive Officer Impact Institute released the Framework for Impact Statements (FIS) as a response to the international trend towards measuring impact and impact reporting. The FIS draws [...]
Amsterdam – Managing a company used to be straightforward: make sure you make profit. Nowadays, more is required. Companies are expected to create positive value for their clients, employees and communities, while at the same time minimizing their negative impacts such as carbon emissions. However, current reporting mainly focuses on measuring [...]
Impact Institute* and Tony’s Chocolonely have a multi-year collaboration. In 2013, Impact Institute on behalf of True Price carried out an analysis for Tony’s Chocolonely in which the social and environmental costs of a conventional chocolate bar and a Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate bar were calculated. In 2013, Tony’s performed 44% better [...]
Impact Institute is proud to announce that it has become a member of the Circular Economy 100 (CE100) programme, as an Emerging Innovator. The CE100 Programme is run by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Joining the CE100 network will help us to further our mission to build an economy that serves the world. That [...]
Unprecedented change is needed to create a world that enables every one of us, now and in the future, to live a fulfilling life with dignity. Conventions such as the SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, and Human Rights give us direction as to what our goals are. To realize these goals, [...]
