Using the principles of entrepreneurship to solve environmental problems through market-based solutions.

New Ventures categorizes a company’s primary environmental intention into one of the following: Biodiversity Conservation, Energy & Fuel Efficiency, Natural Resource Conservation, Pollution Prevention & Waste Management, Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Land Use, and Water Resource Management. A company’s environmental intention can stem from its unique products, services, or processes.

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance.

The Global Impact Investing Network is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of impact investing and works to develop industry infrastructure. (source: thegiin.org)

Global Impact Investing Rating System.

Investments intended to create positive social or environmental impact beyond financial return.

Impact Reporting and Investment Standards. IRIS is a common language for measuring and reporting the social and environmental impact of organizations and investments. IRIS was initiated by The Rockefeller Foundation, Acumen Fund, and B Lab and in 2009 became an initiative of the Global Impact Investing Network. (source: iris.thegiin.org)

Impact that stems from an organization’s operations as opposed to the organization’s finished product or service.

A financial investment that is expected to have a return in the long term rather than in the short term.

PULSE helps organizations track and benchmark financial, operational, environmental and social data to better demonstrate impact.

Small and growing businesses.

Small and medium enterprises.

Uses entrepreneurial principles and innovative solutions to address social and environmental challenges.