Impact in practice

Case studies.

Meet the enterprises and investors putting impact finance to work. Explore what they finance, how they do it, and what we can learn.

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Impact investing / Featured story

BeCode & SFPIM

BeCode provides inclusive digital skills training. SFPIM and other investors share the risk of supporting its growth.

Education (social)

Catalytic capital

De Lochting

trividend & ImpaktEU

De Lochting is a company active in the cultivation, processing and packaging of organic vegetables and in the ecological management of green zones.

Sustaining

Catalytic capital

F'in Common

Foundation for Future Generations

F'in Common is a social finance cooperative that channels citizen savings and third-party funding to lend to the social and solidarity economy to create SDG-aligned social and environmental benefits.

Seeding

Catalytic capital

Kampani

KBF, MRBB & DGD

Kampani invests in producer organisations and agri SMEs in the Global South. Kampani gives equal weight to the social impact on smallholder farmers and to the financial return on investment.

Seeding & Scaling

Catalytic capital

trividend

SIFO & PMV

trividend finances and supports impact entrepreneurs with a vision to create social added value. It focuses on 3 target groups: creation of social employment, circular solutions and social innovation.

Sustaining

Impact investing

Affordable rental housing & Inclusio

Inclusio invests in social impact real estate to support accessible and inclusive housing in Belgium.

Real Estate with social impact (social)

Impact investing

Ampacimon & Junction

Ampacimon has deployed a large number of its dynamic line rating (DLR) systems at major utility companies in Europe, North America and Asia, allowing them to increase capacity at peak moments up to 30%.

Grid enhancing technology (environment)

Impact investing

Aphea.Bio & Astanor

Astanor invests in the agri-food sector, linking financial performance with its approach to impact.

Biocontrols and biostimulants (environment)

Impact investing

Crédal & Ethias

Ethias invests through Crédal to help capital reach underserved sectors.

Social impact first finance (social)

Impact investing

Monde d'Ayden & Phitrust

Phitrust's investment is a prime example of how a loan can support the growth of a social enterprise of type C by providing patient capital, combined with the necessary complementary expertise.

Inclusion

Impact investing

Premier Energies & BIO SDG Frontier Fund

Premier Energies manufactures solar modules and solar cells in India and provides integrated solar power solutions.

Clean energy supply chain (PV solar)

Impact investing

Sahyadri Farms & Incofin

The Incofin India Progress Fund (IPF) is Incofin's first country-dedicated fund, aiming to improve financial inclusion and strengthen the food and agricultural value chain in rural India.

Agri-Food (Primary Processing - Fruit & Vegetables) (environment)

Impact investing

Scholen van Morgen & AG

AG invests in educational infrastructure through Scholen van Morgen, improving schools for their users.

Education (social)

Impact investing

Triodos Impact Savings & Triodos Bank

By entrusting their savings to Triodos Bank, savers enable the financing, through loans, of about 700 projects and organisations that create a positive impact.

Environmental, social & cultural (environment and social)

Impact investing

Wind Capital & Telos Climate Fund

Telos Climate Fund is an excellent example of a fund-of-fund structure, allowing private investors to bridge the finance gap of the climate transition and to accelerate scalable climate solutions.

Climate Deeptech (Environment)

Impact investing

BNP Paribas Funds Inclusive Growth & BNPP AM

Inequality is more than just a social issue. Lack of access to opportunities or social mobility can lead to significant disparities in income and, as a result, threaten trust in institutions and economic health.

Inclusive growth (social)

Impact investing

Duolingo & DPAM

Duolingo is a publicly listed company that maintains the spirit of a mission-driven "C-company", despite its public status.

Education (social)

Impact investing

Farm for Good & ImpaktEU

Farm for Good is a clear example of a C-type organization, created to support local farmers in Belgium and the transition to regenerative agriculture.

Sustainable food & agriculture

Impact investing

Social Bond & KBC

KBC issues social bonds to refinance loans that meet defined social criteria.

Education (social)

Impact investing

Social housing & ING

ING is a key player in the financing of the Belgian social housing sector, providing essential loans that enable social housing entities to develop, renovate, and maintain affordable homes.

Social housing