Why are regulations like SDR and SFDR so challenging to get right on the first attempt? How can policymakers apply these early lessons to fine-tune SFDR? Jana explores the initial market insights and the nuances of SDR with Ben Rosoman from The Good Economy and George Latham, Managing Partner at WHEB Asset Management.

As the SFDR undergoes review, will European policymakers seize the chance to incorporate these valuable lessons?

Get to know: 

>The Good Economy 

>WHEB Asset Management

Disclaimer from WHEB Asset Management: Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance. Your capital is at risk. The value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise and may be affected by factors including adverse markets and foreign exchange rate movements and you may not get back the amount of your original investment.

How will we work with the newly elected members of the European Parliament to put impact first? Jana discusses with Servane Metzger-Corrigou, Chief Impact Officer at Ring Capital, on our final episode of Electing Impact. Servane shares her impressions from the outcome of the EU elections, hopes and challenges ahead with the elected leaders, and the #United4Impact initiative, which presents five policy recommendations to guide political direction in the next five years.  

https://www.ringcp.com/ 

https://www.impacteurope.net/policy 

 #United4Impact 

With elections imminent, Jana talks venture philanthropy and impact with Tom Kagerer, a Partner and member of the Executive Team at LGT Venture Philanthropy. Tune in for insights on how LGT engages with governments, bringing scale and sustainability to solutions, and what policymakers could do to empower more impact players.    

https://www.impacteurope.net/manifesto 

https://www.lgtvp.com/en 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-kagerer-a91b33a/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janabour/ 

What are impact investors looking for from policymakers? On this episode of Electing Impact, Jana speaks with Saskia Bruysten, who co-founded Yunus Social Business alongside Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus and Sophie Eisenmann, and is a member of the Impact Europe board. Saskia shares her insights and hopes on the topics of social procurement, social taxonomy, the S in ESG and what she looks for in a social business.    

https://www.impacteurope.net/manifesto  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/saskia-bruysten/ 

https://www.yunussb.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janabour/ 

We are witnessing a critical moment in Slovakia, at the heart of Europe, following an unprecedented act of violence that deserves absolute condemnation. The attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has highlighted the increasing toxicity and polarisation within society.  

As we send our best wishes to Prime Minister Fico for a full recovery, our sentiments are shared by our next Electing Impact guest, Miroslav Beblavy, CEO of the first Slovak impact fund.

Crises often reveal the true value of social impact, impact investments and impact investors, who serve as the glue holding society together by uniting diverse sources of capital around a shared vision. They work to create a better future.

Tune in to the conversation between Jana and Miroslav, as they discuss impact policy and economics in Slovakia and beyond. There is always a way out of any crisis moment, and investing for impact can be one of the solutions.

Part 2 of our conversation Dr. Lisa Hehenberger, Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact and Impact Advisor to BlackRock and Oryx Impact. Join host Jana for perspectives on what impact investors need from policymakers to accelerate positive change for people and planet.  

https://www.impacteurope.net/manifesto 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hehenberger-162897/ 
https://www.esade.edu/faculty-research/en/esade-center-social-impact https://www.linkedin.com/in/janabour/ 

We're electing leaders this year. Let’s also ‘elect’ to put impact first. Welcome to Electing Impact, a podcast that examines how policymakers can harness the transformative power of impact investors to accelerate the transition to a more competitive, innovative, sustainable and inclusive economy. Hosted by Jana Bour, Impact Europe’s Head of EU Policy and Partnerships, the podcast dives deep on the ideas and research behind the Investing for Impact Manifesto. Join us for a 2-part conversation with Dr. Lisa Hehenberger, Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact and Impact Advisor to BlackRock and Oryx Impact.