What the Impact Investing Research Platform does

What and How: the Working of the Impact Investing Research Platform

The focus of the Impact Investing Research Platform lies on academic research and knowledge-generation, supporting the ultimate goal of bringing together entrepreneurs and investors in order to develop the entrepreneurial economy.

Therefore the HSG Hub Office of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) sponsors(scholarships) researchers and students during the development of their thesis that is related to the topic of Impact Investing in the context of Latin America.

Researchers and students collaborate with entrepreneurs and investors in order to develop comparative and visionary studies regarding:

• Best practice in measuring the created socio-environmental impact in relation to the economic return (Balance Score Card)
• Trends in the Impact Investing industry in Latin America
• Cooperation with corporate partners to assess companies and their projects for further selection (pre-dossier preparation and to assess and measure the projects in respect to their socio-environmental impact.

The generated knowledge is provided to the platform, in order to support future projects and to further develop the already accumulated knowledge. This approach ensures the long-term generation of specific knowledge for the Impact Investing economy by providing more and more specific knowledge to future entrepreneurs.