Investment classification

Impact classes group investments with similar impact characteristics based on their impact performance data (or, in the case of new investments, their impact goals). They can be used to define boundaries within which comparisons of impact performance are likely to be possible and sensible. This content is now hosted by Impact Frontiers.

Use this resource to:

  • Assess: Assess the actual or expected performance of a portfolio of investments using classification.

Types of impact risk

Last updated: 2018

Guidance on types of impact risk. The IMP community of 2000+ practitioners identified nine types of impact risk, which are often relevant when managing impact. This content is now hosted by Impact Frontiers.

Use this resource to:

  • Assess: Use the nine types of impact risk as a checklist to identify the most common types are of impact that are considered.

Investor contribution discussion document

Last updated: 2019

Guidance describes four investor contribution strategies that are increasingly widely recognised, and summarises the current perspectives on each.

Use this resource to:

  • Assess: Understand the contribution that the investor makes to enable enterprises (or intermediary investment managers) to achieve impact. This resource includes examples and best practices from the investment community.

Five dimensions of impact

Last updated: 2018

Guidance on the types of data needed to understand and assess impact performance. The IMP community of 2000+ practitioners identified five dimensions of impact that can be broken down into 15 more detailed data categories.

For organisations

Use this resource to:

  • Assess impacts: Use the five dimensions as a checklist to ensure the information gathered is sufficient for the decision it will inform (see also the ‘Investment classification’ resource).

For investors and financial institutions

Use this resource to:

  • Assess: Use as a checklist to ensure the information gathered is sufficient for the decision it will inform (see also the ‘Investment classification’ resource)