We align our approach to the framework provided by the Impact Management Project (IMP), which describes 5 dimensions of impact: What, Who, How Much, Contribution, and Risk.
Evidence is building that “market-rate returns” can be generated alongside positive social or environmental outcomes and the market sentiment that impact investing is inherently bad for performance is being challenged.
Impact fund diligence requires both a specific framework to apply these tools with an impact lens and the perspective to judge what comes out of that diligence process.