Innovest Advisory

01/01/2022

2021 was an important year of progress for Innovest Advisory

Some of our greatest hits for last year include:

- strengthening of our brand and market positioning as a specialist impact advisor to the funds industry with a growing number of top tier impact focussed fund manager clients
- opening our new office in South Africa
- launching our Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM) verification service and carrying out a verification of our first fund
- launching of our technology enabled Impact Managment and Management service for funds, facilitated and enabled by as part of our inclusion in their 2021 SDG Impact Accelerator programme
- launch of our climate funds advisory service and and onboarding of our first dedicated climate fund client - a $100 million climate tech fund.
- development of a range of bespoke impact strategies for fund clients across a range of thematics and geographies with multiple first closes on track for 2022

- design of blended finance instruments for the scaling of financial inclusion focused impact first investments in fragile states

At the start of 2022 we see significant opportunities to capitalise on the global trend for greater and more transparent data collection and of the climate and social performance of funds. Bring it on!

Wishing all our staff, fellows, clients and partners a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022!

13/10/2021

Do you have a passion to make meaningful change through your work? We are looking for a based person to support Innovest manage its growth internationally.

As a quickly growing company with a global client base we are seeking a committed and trusted colleague to help us build the plane whilst we are flying it!

This is an opportunity to join an exciting early stage business that puts social and environmental purpose at the centre of what we do.

We are happy to consider / working / term time arrangements for this role.

This is a Channel Islands based role and requires an existing licence to work in the islands.

01/06/2021

Our client KIMS Microfinance has been announced the winner of the Reduced Inequalities Award of the french organisation Sustainable Investment Action (SIA)

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07/04/2021

We’re in South Africa!

We are seeking a purpose driven and motivated individual to join our rapidly growing to support our and Management service.

The individual will support our client engagements with impact investors, impact funds, private wealth and .

This is an opportunity to become part of an innovative growing business working to improve the lives of people and the planet, especially in emerging and frontier countries, and to work towards the achievement of the .

Sounds like something you'd be interested in? For more information visit our website.

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14/01/2021

“Everything is pointing to the value of this model – be it investor interest in ESG, opportunity in employment, increased relevance of community and localism resulting from COVID or the levelling up agenda. The fantastic thing is being able to serve these needs and at the same time investors doing as well or better.” - Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, OBE, Member of Valloop Advisory Council.

Read our latest blog post about how our partner Valloop is having a positive social impact on SMEs and their employees

Valloop has created an innovative Social Purpose Buy-Out model to support SMEs to adopt employee ownership, with the right support and funding for growth. This approach offers strong benefits for the employees, the business and investors.

10/11/2020

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Innovest is looking for a proven professional with a deep understanding of development, or to join our team in the role of Head of Measurement and Management )

Sounds like something you could do? Apply now!

10/11/2020

We’re ! Innovest is hiring someone to join our team in the role Measurement Officer, to operate Innovest’s Impact Measurement and Management ) system.

To operate Innovest’s Impact Measurement and Management system to support the creation and scaling of sustainable market-based solutions, in line with the United Nations . We are most interested in finding someone who can think about , and who is interested in analysing and using data to understand impact.

Sounds like something you could do? Apply now!

06/11/2020

Over the last few months we have been working on upgrading our website. It has been really instructive process with a great learnings around effective messaging and brand building.

Working with Marli Terblanche and her team has been a pleasure and we are really happy with the unique look and feel of the new site. Our entire team has been involved throughout the process, and feel the site powerfully explains the impact investment ecosystem and where we sit within it.

Check it out here: www.innovestadvisory.com and sign up for our mailing list for more exciting updates to come!

02/11/2020

We are excited to be participating in Standard Bank Group's webinar - Toward 2030 - The Decade Where Profit and Purpose Align on November 3rd. Please join us to discuss the role that will play in the shift towards a mindset over the next decade.

Hosted by Timothy Townsend, who will be welcoming Lewis Pugh United Nations Patron of the Oceans, together with panelists Sola David-Borha and Nigel Beck from Standard Bank, Muchaneta Mwonzora from Crown Agents as well as our own Justin Sykes.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/dh78mBW

30/10/2020

Are you passionate about the role of conscious capital in solving some of world’s most difficult problems? We are looking for a new hire to join our dynamic team of change makers. Is that you?

27/10/2020

We are excited to be participating in Standard Bank Group's webinar - Toward 2030 - The Decade Where Profit and Purpose Align on November 3rd. Please join us to discuss the role that will play in the shift towards a mindset over the next decade.

Hosted by Timothy Townsend, who will be welcoming Lewis Pugh United Nations Patron of the Oceans, together with panelists Sola David-Borha and Nigel Beck from Standard Bank, Muchaneta Mwonzora from Crown Agents as well as our own Justin Sykes.

For more detail and to attend, click on View Event below.

Please join the Standard Bank team as we discuss the role that Financial Services will play in the shift towards a sustainable mindset over the next decade. Welcoming Lewis Pugh, United Nations Patron of the Oceans, together with a panel of experts our discussion will focus on the accelerating evolu...