Impact Economy is a global impact investing and strategy firm headquartered in Switzerland. The firm was named “impact investing firm of the year 2015, Switzerland" by Wealth & Finance International's Finance Awards. We provide strategy advisory, investment services and corresponding research to companies and professional investors, and especially target the following sectors: renewable energy, textile and garments, real assets and frontier markets (especially Bangladesh and Cuba).
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Family Equity—Get the Most out of Business & Foundation Synergies
​“Synergies†are often considered a wishy-washy topic. There can nevertheless be very valuable synergies between a family businesses and its foundation, provided the business invests in a “family equity†logic. “Family equity†anyway offers an interesting twist to business innovation, private equity, and impact investing—because private equity and family businesses are not automatically compatible with each other: Family business is long-term focused, whereas private equity typic...
Making Textile & Garment Supply Chains Clean, Fair and Competitive
​Clothing and footwear are our chosen second skin. Next to providing cover, they are essential to our view of who we are, and who we desire to be. The textile and garment industry is also the world’s #2 polluting industry, after the petroleum industry. How do these two things go together, and what can we do about it? Why is this a field for impact investing? This USD 3 trillion industry has been a powerful source of commerce for emerging economies ever since it took off 250 years ago during ...
Frontier Markets: How Tourism Is Boosting Cuban Real Estate
With 3.5m visitors last year, Cuba's tourism industry will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years. The comparable is the Dominican Republic with over 5m visitors, seeking to double to 10m by 2023. The report discusses the mechanics of real estate investments and reviews the six main drivers of opportunity: (1) More attractive investment policies to compensate for the loss of Venezuelan oil subsidies; (2) rising tourism demand facing capacity constraints; (3) massive demand for building rep...
Frontier Markets: How Interesting Is Cuba?
​The report analyzes the current investment environment in Cuba, providing guidance to professional investors who consider investing in this frontier market. Cuba is facing renewed momentum due to improving relations with the United States and a government strategy prioritizing foreign investment. The report discusses the country's operating environment and changing international relations, foreign investment legislation, labor market and access to inputs. It also identifies the following op...