Ferd Impact Investing invests in early-phase companies with the potential to have a positive impact on the climate and environment and to generate a robust risk-adjusted financial return. We use our impact lenses through the whole investment cycle.
Read our impact-report here.
Impact is guiding our deal sourcing and where we look for deals. We identify funds and companies within our three core areas with a significant environmental or climate impact potential.
For funds and companies, respectively, we have developed impact scorecards, inspired by approaches used by other renowned impact investors and internationally recognised frameworks. We evaluate whether there is a match between the investment opportunities and our investment strategy and whether there is enough impact potential for us to invest.
We require all our funds and companies to report on impact. The reporting varies from a detailed ESG and impact report using renowned frameworks to a minimum reporting on SDG targets and impact KPIs. We do not require our investments to be SFDR Article 9 compliant, but we see an increasing focus in the ecosystem. We use our impact scorecards to track the progress of our direct investments as well as the portfolio of our fund investments.