Impact

We strive to understand and optimize the impact of our work in the world with our ongoing impact measurement efforts.

Since our inception, our focus has been on addressing the challenging questions in sustainable finance and helping individuals and financial professionals maximize their impact.

This year, we are continuing to evaluate the effects of our work by running our Impact Measurement Project again, with the support of external consultants. Stay tuned for our upcoming Impact Report – the measurable footprint of everything our entire organization exists to do: drive positive change.

270+

wealth holders in our alumni community

62%

of alumni report an increase in assets moved

$32bn

of assets moved to impact as a result of Impact Investing for the Next Generation program alone (estimate extrapolated from 2023 alumni data)

Impact story The return on joy and why purpose dictates structure

Rostam Zafari shares why purpose must dictate capital structures, anchoring investments in a return on joy and building community ownership.

Impact story Bringing your whole self to the table for meaningful change: Maria Ahlström-Bondestam's story

How a multicapital strategy unlocked a 500x impact match: Maria Ahlström-Bondestam’s story of braiding wealth, networks, and heritage.

Impact story How a 5.3 billion dollar coalition in Minnesota reimagined the way capital works together

Discover how GroundBreak Coalition adapted a multi-capital strategy to mobilize $5.3B for wealth equity and economic justice in Minnesota.

Impact story How Paolo Fresia’s story redefines impact investing

Discover how Paolo Fresia aligns his wealth with his values to create a coherent strategy for systemic impact and personal freedom.

Impact story Learning is the practice: How Hanson Gong’s journey toward systems change evolved

How Hanson Gong evolved his wealth strategy into a flexible, purpose-driven learning loop for deep systems change.

Insights Three questions that changed how I deploy capital

Thomas founded Planetary Impact Ventures in 2020 with a clear conviction: the most pressing planetary challenges can't be solved one deal at a time....

Thomas Høgenhaven at Investing for Systems Change

Impact story How Ayaana got her father on board

Alum Ayaana was very excited after the CSP program she took but found it hard to pass on her enthusiasm for impact investing to her family. Nevertheless,...

Impact story How Max combines his passion for VC and CO2 removal

Interest in clean tech paired with a growing knowledge of impact investing, brought alum Max to build his own Venture Capital firm around carbon removal....