Wealth & finance International - Finance Awards 2016

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 25 Impact Investing Firm of the Year 2016 Impact Economy are an independent and privately held impact investing and strategy firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and committed to making impact investible. We invited Founder and President Dr. Maximilian Martin and Investment Group Lead Mr. Tobias Roederer and Mr. Jasmeet Sehmi to talk us through the techniques the firm employs to achieve this goal. Company: Impact Economy SA Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.impacteconomy.com Address: Rue de Chantepoulet 25, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland Telephone: +41 22 400 00 01 Impact Economy’s goal, ‘making impact investible’ means identifying or designing solutions for companies and professional investors that have substantial financial upside while making a positive impact on society and the environment. The Senior Team at Impact Economy discusses how the firm works to achieve this, drawing on the experience of its dedicated team to create products which meet clients’ needs. “Here at Impact Economy we focus on identifying and shaping transaction-based business models in emerging markets to turn good ideas into great investments. We are looking for scalable solutions that have the potential to contribute to major sectoral changes and innovation. “The Impact Economy team has conducted numerous advisory mandates and investment transactions over the past years. Our experience, vast networks, broad sectoral expertise, and proven processes enable us to create customized solutions for our clients. We support high net worth investors, family offices, companies and financial aggregators in planning, developing and implementing new engagement strategies that build on marketable strengths.” In the current low-interest rate and increased regulation climate, there is a need to identify and develop new solutions that offer a healthy return on investment to attract investors; moreover, investors increasingly look for social impact as well as financial return. Looking to the future, Maximilian, Jasmeet and Tobias believe that the great structural changes in the global economy and the ever-increasing attention paid to extra-financial impacts will provide prospects for impact investing and makes it clear that his firm remains committed to continuing being a pioneering force in the industry. “At Impact Economy we have a number of exciting projects coming up which will help us to remain at the forefront of the impact investing sector. We are currently working on a pioneering project in South Asia that aims to show, at first in the case of three factories, that a significantly more efficient production process, which leads to better working and environmental conditions in the textile and garment industry, makes both economic sense and is practically feasible. “In the scale-up phase, the project aims to create the framework for the broad application and implementation of improved environmental protection and worker safety in a large number of Asian textile and garment factories. We look forward to the opportunities this project and others will bring to us going forward.” FI160022 impact economy