Event Socio-Economic Transformation Voices of the Impact Economy 01.04.2025 Ashish Mehta, Mugdha Kalra, Mandvi Kulshreshtha A thought-provoking dialogue series exploring how the impact economy bridges purpose and profit to drive transformative change. There is an imperative to address, at scale and with speed, the three-pronged challenges of climate change, natural ecosystem degradation, and social inequity. This requires accelerated deployment of capital and resources by investors (funds, philanthropy, retail), corporations, and for-profit & not-for-profit social enterprises, to achieve transformative and measurable People, Planet, and Profit (3P) Impact. Here is introducing 'Voices of the Impact Economy', a dialogue series designed by FES India and Second Nature Sustainable Solutions (SNSS), and hosted by broadcast journalist Mugdha Kalra, to simplify the complex themes of impact investing and transformative systems change. The goal is to foster collaboration, co-create solutions, and scale ideas amongst climate conscious and impact aware actors - investors, for-profit and not-for-profit social enterprises, corporates, and civil society organisations. The series expands on the foundational work done by FES and SNSS on Impact Investment Ecosystem for Transformative Change Making and Payments for Ecosystem Services as approaches towards addressing social-ecological transformation. In terms of climate finance for developing nations, these can be game changers. Impact investment and innovative mechanisms such as Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and blended finance are forms of financing that can ensure transformative impact and address the three dimensions of sustainable development – equity, ecology and economy. Access the Voices of the Impact Economy e-brochure here (lighter version) For the higher resolution file, please contact Mandvi Kulshreshtha at mandvi.kulshreshtha(at)fes.de You can also find the digital content here:IntroductionDefining ImpactWhy investing for Impact mattersWhy does the shift to Impact seem so promising?Stories of Impact: Kesarjan on Upcycling Construction Waste Is Impact Delivering?Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) in the Impact EconomyState of Social and Environmental Sector: SDG report 2024Evaluating Real ImpactCatalyzing Impact Enterprises to Scale – Part ICatalyzing Impact Enterprises to Scale – Part IIDo Good + Do Well with DEIStories of Impact: Wonder GrassPODCAST #1: Catalyzing Impact EnterprisesCatching up with the VOICESWho pays for Nature? The PES System ExplainedPayments for Ecosystem Services (PES) for Disaster Risk ReductionStories of Impact-PES for Forest Restoration, Forest First Samithi, WayanadPES: A Relay-Race - Approach to Funding Nature-based SolutionsStories of Impact - MINUS CO2: Green EnergyLeveraging PEOPLE POWER for Real ImpactApnalaya - "People Power - An Answer to Urban Poverty"PODCAST #2:
