We measure both the level of impact our investees generate (impact return) and our confidence in the fact that this impact is real and sustainable (impact risk). The data we use to do this should be useful to you as an entrepreneur to help you understand if your business is effective in meeting its goals. This means our impact measurement process should be easy and useful for you.
You can find out more about our approach to impact assessment here. Nesta Impact Investments was an early collaborator with the Impact Management Project and our methodology reflects this.
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What is impact investment?
Impact investment is an approach to investment that seeks to quantify the level of social or environmental impact that is being delivered as a direct or indirect outcome of the activities of the investments we make and use that information to support investment decisions that lead to more positive outcomes and less harm to the planet and society.
Impact can be direct by providing products and services to end beneficiaries, or indirect by creating systemic improvement.
Impact can be deep, making a huge change in someone’s life, or lighter touch, involving smaller changes.
How we evaluate impact