Investing with a clear conscience
The world around us faces major challenges: climate change, poverty, inequality. More and more people want to use their money to make a positive contribution to society. Impact investing is a way to invest with a good conscience.
What is impact investing?
Impact investing focuses on the positive impact you make with your investments. You invest in companies or projects that make a demonstrable contribution to solving social or ecological problems. Think, for example, of companies that generate sustainable energy, are committed to fair trade or prevent food waste.
Benefits of impact investing
Impact investing is not only good for the world, it can also provide good returns. In recent years, impact investing has proven to perform at least as well as traditional investments.
How to get started with impact investing
There are several ways to get started with impact investing. You can:
- Investing in impact funds: These are funds that focus specifically on impact investing. There are funds with different themes, such as renewable energy, social development or microcredit.
- Direct investment in impact companies: You can research impact companies yourself and buy shares in them.
- Using an investment portal: There are several online investment platforms to help you find impact investments.
Experiences of impact investors
Meet our impact investing clients:
"It's important to me that my money does something good in the world. Impact investing is a way for me to put my ideals into practice." - Anna, 35.
"I am convinced that sustainable companies will achieve the best returns in the long run. So impact investing is not only good for the world, but also for my wallet." - Mark, 45.
Want to know more about impact investing or want tailored advice? Then contact buro philip van den hurk. We are happy to help you set up your investments so that they not only provide financial returns, but also make a positive impact on the world.