Accelerate the transition to the Impact Economy

The opportunity for the 21st Century

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The Impact Economy harnesses the power of markets, people, technology and entrepreneurship for the common good.

We redefine value in the economy by embedding social, human and environmental impact in balance sheets, pricing and at the heart of every decision and organization. We shift the competitive focus from a race to the bottom towards a collective race to the top, where societal impact becomes the benchmark for success.

Key gamechangers for the impact economy

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Prices, profits and returns $ True Prices, True Profits and True Returns

Impact accounting makes hidden societal costs and benefits visible, creating transparency on the True Prices, True Profits and True Returns.
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Maximizing short-term financial value $ Optimizing long-term societal impact

Impact-driven market incentives redefine the bottom-line of enterprises, making impact-driven enterprises and products more profitable than unsustainable ones.
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Business as usual $ Impact entrepreneurship

A global movement of visionary leaders on impact management and impact-driven organisations work together to transform the norm (and mindset) on value, prioritizing the creation of dignity, well-being and quality of life in every business decision.
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What we do

Redefining value

We accelerate the transition towards the Impact Economy by creating the instruments, movement and incentives for the Impact Economy.

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Thought Leadership

Creating impact-first enterprises by developing and implementing the language and instruments for impact management, measurement and reporting.

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Movement Building
Expanding our worldwide movement of impact-driven organisations and leaders for the Impact Economy who implement impact instruments and jointly transform the norm on value.
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Implementing incentives

Shaping and advocating for transformative policies and incentives for the Impact Economy to make impact entrepreneurship easier and more profitable than business as usual.

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The IEF stands out as a beacon for sustainability advocating for a paradigm shift towards an economy that balances profit with purpose for real impact.

Paul Polman

Business Leader, Author of Net Positive, Co-Founder IMAGINE

Turning every enterprise into an impact enterprise

Get started with Impact Management and Accounting

The Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework (IWAF) provides a way to measure, quantify and value your impact on social, human and natural value. IWAF creates a harmonized, comparable and comprehensive language for impact, allowing you to integrate impact in the heart of every decision.
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INITIATIVES

How we are changing the rules of the game

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Join the Movement: Lead the Change Towards the Impact Economy.

Together with impact enterprises, executives, NGO’s and governments, we rewrite the rules of the game for the Impact Economy. Join our impact movement and become a frontrunner in the transition towards the Impact Economy.
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News and updates

Upcoming IWAF webinar – Pioneering Impact: The Future of Business with Impact-Weighted Accounts

Register for the upcoming IWAF webinar!When? Thursday 12 sep, 10.00 – 11.00Where? Online – Register by clicking the button below REGISTER NOW Together with experts and...

5 reasons why CFO’s are in the lead of making impact

Werner Schouten is director of the Impact Economy Foundation and took the initiative of the Chief Value Officer of the Year Award. In this article, Werner shares 5 key...

CVO 2024

CFO at the helm when controlling social returns. Search for the Chief Value Officers of 2024 AMSTERDAM – Starting today, the nominations have been opened for the ‘Chief...

Impact Statement Series

IWAF in practice - The "Impact Statement Series" The Impact Economy Foundation launched a new series: the "Impact Statement Series". This series of short guides...

IWAF x CSRD position paper

From Transparency To Transformation: Unlocking the full potential of CSRD through impact accounting The Impact Economy Foundation published a new position paper "From...

RSM and II Use Case

RSM & Impact Institute: Study on the IWAF-inspired Integrated Value Model Source: A tool kit for Transition: How the Integrated Value Model enriches corporate...

Accelerate the transition towards the Impact Economy together with us!

We want to collaborate with impact-driven organisations and professionals. Together we can build the ecosystem of organizations working on impact, such as reporting, impact investing, and impact measurement.

Help us shape this community by joining our journey towards the Impact Economy as a:

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Member of our Movement

Join the movement of impact-driven organisations and executives steering on impact

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Strategic Ally

Working together on strategy, advocacy and funding

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Research Fellow

Join one of our working groups to develop instruments and tools for steering on impact.

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