Testimonials
Listening and Leading
Listening to Signatory voices is essential to understanding the challenges and opportunities impact investors face in scaling the market with integrity —and how the Impact Principles can continue to contribute to the field in ways that are fit for purpose.
As we reflect on and shape the next phase of this market, we remain committed to engaging with Signatories to better understand their motivations for becoming a Signatory, how the Impact Principles support their work and what role the Impact Principles should play in the evolving market.
We are continually inspired by the diversity of organizations from all over the world that choose to become Signatories, ranging from venture capital, private equity and private debt firms, to diversified financial institutions, to DFIs and other asset owners and allocators. Our Signatories in emerging markets are also playing a critical role in advancing strong impact management standards within their local impact investing ecosystems.
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Founding Signatories
Why did you become a Signatory?
We wanted to demonstrate our commitment to investing with impact by joining a high-quality initiative, which was backed by many peers, that focused on intentionality, measurement, rigour, and independent verification.”
Actis
Shami Nissan, Partner, Head Of Sustainability
Why did you become a Signatory?
It was only natural for BlueOrchard to become one of the first signatories to the Impact Principles to demonstrate our strong commitment to increasing standardization and transparency for impact management in the market, including through verification.”
BlueOrchard Finance
Maria Teresa Zappia, Chief Impact and Blended Finance Officer, Deputy CEO
Why did you become a Signatory?
In order to scale impact investing to the degree necessary, there must be standards that allow investors to evaluate and compare impact practices. The Impact Principles not only help to ensure today’s dollars are invested with integrity, they work to unlock more tomorrow, by building investor confidence as a trusted indicator of impact integrity.”
Calvert Impact
Jenn Pryce, President & CEO
Why did you become a Signatory?
In recent years, transparency has become more important than ever for the impact investing industry. DWM became a Signatory to the Impact Principles to support the accountability it brings to the practice of impact management.”
Developing World Markets
Hannah Schiff, Managing Director, Impact
Why did you become a Signatory?
We wanted to join like-minded peers to push the impact investing industry towards greater clarity on what it means to invest for impact. Harmonization and standardization in how we measure, manage, and report on impact is going to happen, and is happening; we wanted to be at the forefront of this movement.”
IDB Invest
Alessandro Maffioli, Managing Director of Development Effectiveness
Why did you become a Signatory?
IFC was a key initiator and driver for the development and launch of the Impact Principles in 2019. This initiative was driven by the recognition that impact investing can be a powerful instrument for generating social and environmental impact alongside financial returns, but it requires a rigorous approach to ensure that the investments contribute to positive outcomes.”
IFC
Deepa Chakrapani, Manager, Impact Reporting & Evaluation
Why did you become a Signatory?
Nuveen was a founding signatory to the Impact Principles, because we felt the need to ensure that as the market scales, it maintains the integrity and a focus on the practices that differentiate impact investors from their conventional peers.”
Nuveen
Rekha Unnithan, Managing Director and Global Head of Private Equity Impact Investing
Why did you become a Signatory?
All our investments aim to have a positive impact and contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda. That is why Swedfund has adopted the Impact Principles. The Impact Principles help us to harmonize our impact approach with other DFIs, measure and manage the impact of our investments in a systematic way, and develop a common “impact language” with other investors.”
Swedfund
Johanna Raynal, Chief Sustainability Officer
Signatories from Africa, Asia, and Latin America & the Caribbean
Why did you become a Signatory?
Values upheld by the Impact Principles, such as accountability, transparency, and standardization, resonated with us and led us to embark on this journey in our early years. We believe that the growing adoption of these principles by impact investors in Asia, where the industry is still nascent, will further elevate impact investing into the mainstream in the region.”
ABC Impact (Singapore)
Sugandhi Matta, Chief Impact Officer
Why did you become a Signatory?
As a signatory to the Impact Principles since 2020, Adenia Partners has benefitted considerably from the structure, discipline and accountability it provides. We’re also grateful for the ecosystem the Impact Principles cultivates that encourages signatories to collaborate and share best practices.”
Adenia Partners (South Africa)
Stéphane Bacquaert, Managing Partner
Why did you become a Signatory?
Holding ourselves to the Impact Principles provides a benchmark against which to measure our progress against peers in the industry and drives us to lead and participate in the race to the top for impact excellence.”
LeapFrog Investments (Mauritius)
Dr. Andy Kuper, CEO & Co-Founder
Why did you become a Signatory?
Through the Impact Principles, we have methodically and systematically engaged our entire organization with what we refer to as the Impact Mission. It starts with a conviction and commitment to the cause. And our position as Regional Chair in Asia has enabled us to interact with our fellow signatories in the pursuit of sharing best practices and broadening our networks.”
Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd. (NSSK) (Japan)
Jun Tsusaka, CEO & CIO
Why did you become a Signatory?
The decision to align with the Impact Principles was strategic and deeply intentional, allowing us to immediately signal our fund’s adherence to globally respected standards. This alignment serves as a beacon, showcasing our dedication to integrating impact considerations seamlessly throughout the investment lifecycle.”
SIIF Impact Capital (Japan)
Reiri Miura, Founding Partner
More Signatory Testimonials
Why did you become a Signatory?
We wanted to engage in an initiative that makes it a priority for us to improve both our methods and our transparency, and to be challenged by a regular external verification. We wanted to engage with a community of committed like-minded investors, and to contribute to the largest and most ambitious impact initiative worldwide.”
Amethis
Raphaël Reynaudi, Sustainability & Impact Director
Why did you become a Signatory?
We became an Impact Principles Signatory to join a group of similar investors with whom to share challenges and best practice. We wanted to go through a process that supported our commitment and quality as an impact investor and also provide confidence to LPs on the robustness of our impact approach.”
Astanor
Leslie Kapin, Partner, Director of Impact
Why did you become a Signatory?
By embracing the Impact Principles, we have established a framework that guides us in aligning our investments with our values and objectives, enhancing impact measurement and reporting processes for greater transparency and efficiency.”
Mikro Capital
Johannes Feist, CEO
Why did you become a Signatory?
We were at the beginning of our journey to invest with impact, and the Impact Principles were the perfect framework for us to integrate impact considerations into our value chain. The Impact Principles were and are the best and most recognized framework for impact investing for asset managers.”
Quadriga Capital
Violetta Sulzbach, Sustainability & Operations Manager
Why did you become a Signatory?
The Impact Principles represent a clear impact management framework to embed impact in every step of the investment process in a transparent and rigorous manner. For a diversified asset manager like Schroders this has been critical in developing an impact management framework that can be applied consistently across multiple asset classes.”
Schroders
Nadina Stodiek, Co-Head of Impact Management
