Investing for Impact

The Investing for Good impact ratings methodology considers the following:

• Confidence is a measure of the financial stability of the organisation, and the level of financial risk implied by investment. It assesses the financial solidity of the investment opportunity. Conventional analysis is tailored to the particular business environment of the mission driven sector.
• Return is a measure of the projected financial return of the investment offering. There is no analytical appraisal and a critical position of the investments ability to meet its projected returns is found within the Confidence sector.
• Impact is a measure of the positive social and environmental impact an organisation achieves through its use of investment capital. Scoring is based on the organisation's ability to use investment capital to drive impacts and evidence them. It also reviews these impacts in relation to those who stand to benefit from the impact. Finally, an assessment is made of the wider implications that are generated beyond the organisation and its stakeholders.

Click here for a summary of our Impact Ratings System.