Impact Investment

Impact Investment

Unlike a traditional investment, where an investor is primarily interested in a financial return on investment, an impact investor wants more: namely a financial return on investment and a social or environmental return on investment. Therefore impact investments refer to investments made into companies that aim to create social or environmental impact.

impact management

The 5 Dimensions of Impact and How to Make Sense of Your Impact Data

Looking at the fundamentals of impact performance that really matter.

Alice Grindhammer

Circular Economy: “The Most Radical Idea We Can Afford”

Alice Grindhammer from CRCLR, the Berlin-based hub for circular economy principles, discusses how a circular economy works for the community, the environment, and company profit margins.

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7 Questions to Rethink Your Business Through an Impact Lens

The questions that any business can ask itself to start generating positive social impact.

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Time to RESPOND: Calling All Authentic, Humble and Visionary Founders

Germany's newest accelerator program is the opportunity we've all been waiting for.

Unicorn Lego

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Don’t be a Unicorn, be a Zebra

Zebra companies are both black and white: they are profitable and improve society. They won’t sacrifice one for the other.

Norrsken House

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The Top 10 Impact Startups in the Nordics

From solar cells to AI-driven education, these are the finalists of the Norrsken Award.

Thomas Festerling

Africa Will Be a Destination For Investments Rather Than For Donations or Aid

Having given up his job as a director at Deutsche Bank, Thomas Festerling has since invested in over 20 Startups in Africa with his company Greentec Capital.

How to Bring Together the Worlds of Finance and Humanitarian Aid

In the Podcast OnPurpose Kimberly Gire talks about how she became a strategic philanthropist and her aim to unlock new solutions to complex humanitarian challenges at scale.

Afrolynk

African Entrepreneurship Meets European Entrepreneurship

Afrolynk aims to spread awareness on the tech and other entrepreneurial activities geared towards Africa and action towards reaching the SDGs.

Values-Based Employer Branding

Recruiter Insights

Values-Based Employer Branding: What It Is and Why Your Organisation Should Be Doing It, Now

Why putting human values at the core of your organisation is essential to attracting and maintaining an engaged workforce.

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From Diversity and Inclusion to Belonging

We are on a mission to deconstruct power and privilege in the sustainability and social justice sector.

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