Impact People

In part 2 of our special episode live from ChangeNOW in Paris, we spoke to 
Sandrine Dixson-Declève (The Club of Rome), Carine de Meyere (Women of the World), Valeria Ramundo Orlando (Greensquare Ventures) and Aglaé Touchard-Le Drian (RAISE Impact)!  Join us to hear stories for a better future and what really lasts after such temporary conferences. (And why does it smell of horse?)

Learn more: 
https://www.impacteurope.net/

Guest host Nazareth Seferian takes the mic and hits the road for this special episode. Engage Armenia was a whirlwind tour of Armenian diaspora communities in Europe, and Nazareth was there to dive deep on diaspora engagement in impact investment. But he was also there to record, reflect and interview. Featuring Heiko Jessayan, Mike Donikiyan,  André Gumuchdjian and Vartan Marashlyan.  

Learn more:

• https://yerevan.impacthub.net/  
• https://engage-armenia-en.repatarmenia.org/ 
• https://repatarmenia.org/ 
• https://www.impacteurope.net/  

Impact HUB Yerevan on a previous episode of Impact People: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1556sy9HRHUglSq3evWw98?si=da484cb668ba45b6 

15 impact funds pitched at the Funds for Change event, co-organized by Impact Europe during ChangeNOW in Paris. We spoke to the impact people behind the funds about their work, the challenges they face and the way forward. Join us live, in the middle of the Circle Stage at ChangeNOW.

Stay tuned for part 2!

Good Deed Foundation doesn’t just do good for Estonians; the knowledge they share with the greater impact ecosystem is a good deed in itself. Join Pirkko Valge (CEO at Good Deed Foundation) and Ben to find out what the Estonian impact space has to teach the world.  

Read Good Deed Foundation’s Impact Report: 

https://bit.ly/gooddeedimpactreport  

https://heategu.ee/  

https://www.impacteurope.net/ 

The financial and mental well-being of young people – that's the issue at stake for NN Group and Young Impact. Lonneke Roza (Head of Community Investment, NN Group), Wendy Kakebeeke (Director, Young Impact) and Erben Oosting (Advisory Board Member, Young Impact; WEF Global Shaper, World Economic Forum) join us for perspectives from three layers of impact – investor, investee and a young person impacted by the program.    

https://www.nn-group.com/our-company/positive-change-in-communities/community-investment-partners-and-initiatives.htm 

https://youngimpact.nl/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erben-oosting-aa6abb154_publicspeaking-thuas-students-activity-7109826649377959936-VIUE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 

https://www.impacteurope.net/ 

Past. Present. Future. The needs of the market have pushed impact people to respond in ways we never could have predicted in 2004, when some dreamers came together to found EVPA – now Impact Europe – The Investing for Impact Network. Join Chris West (Partner, Sumerian Partners; Board Member, Impact Europe), Roberta Bosurgi (CEO, Impact Europe) and Eleni Theodorou (Managing Director, We Share Forward Foundation) for perspectives on Impact Europe’s 20-year history and what that means for an evolving impact ecosystem.  

https://www.weshareforward.org/  
https://www.sumerianpartners.com/ 
https://www.impacteurope.net/ 

Read out Annual Report – the Age of Impact – to find out more about the present and future of impact:  

https://www.impacteurope.net/insights/age-impact  

The Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) and their investment vehicle Pluralis invest in independent media, aiding the free flow of news, information and debate that keeps democracy running – especially important in 2024, an election year. Max von Abendroth (Senior Advisor Europe & Germany, MDIF) joins Ben to explain how it works and why it matters.  

https://www.mdif.org/ 

https://www.pluralis.media/ 

https://www.impacteurope.net/ 

The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) seeks to enhance transparency in the financial markets about sustainability-related claims, prevent greenwashing and channel capital flows toward sustainable economic activities -- but it could also use a bit of tailoring. Jana Bour, Impact Europe’s resident policy expert, sits down with Ben to take us through the advocacy around SFDR and the growing number of impact people in support of making some changes.  

Learn more about Impact Europe’s work on tailoring SFDR:  

https://www.impacteurope.net/stream/sfdr 

Read the joint letter with National Advisory Boards and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment:  

https://www.impacteurope.net/insights/letter-european-commission-sfdr 

Sound Funding x Impact People = this episode! Join Ryan Grant Little and Ben as we build a bridge between Sound Funding, Impact Europe’s podcast for impact funds, and Impact People. Ryan takes us through the many hats he wears (founder, investor, consultant, podcast host), the lens through which he sees the world and advice for podcast hosts who mix metaphors.  

Like and subscribe to Ryan’s new podcast Another ClimateTech Podcast:  

https://www.climatetechpod.com/  

Learn more about Impact Europe:  

https://impacteurope.net/  

Steps away from the bustling OGR, a Torino neighbourhood goes about its business in the sun of a late November afternoon. It was the perfect place to stroll and chat with Rana Eltanbadawy, whose work as Enterprise development manager at Enroot brought her to Impact Week. Come take a walk with us!