The platform at a glance

 The platform at a glance

The Impact Investing Research Platform, hosted by the Sao Paulo Hub Office of the University of St.Gallen (HSG), will increase the depth of knowledge and the effectiveness of this topic.

Main objectives:

- Generate grass-root case studies and research related to

Impact Investment Funds in the context of South America

- Identify potential pilot projects for investors

- The platform aims at providing a network for knowledge sharing

and collaboration between investment funds and entrepreneurs,

to accumulate knowledge and to provide a database for further

academic and market research across the sector

The platform's context

The Impact Investment Fund Platform supports entrepreneurs whose businesses and projects have a socio-environmental impact. Therefore the invested funds have not only a measurable financial return, but also meet the needs of society.

Although there has been an increasing supply of impact investment capital, there is still a substantial number of projects searching for funds.

Established financial services providers generally focus only on the financial return. However, many potential impact investors are still reserved due to a lack of transparency and reliable information, while entrepreneurs require management and financial know-how.

Benefits from a Investor's perspective

The Impact Investment Fund Platform provides investors access to the impact investment market, related data and potential investment projects.

- Access to the fast growing impact investment market in South America

- Direct insight into promising projects

- Penetrate and occupy impact investment market

- Build up market reputation

- Collaboration with highly motivated students