Investing in solutions. Making impact the new standard
United for Impact is an informal coalition of European impact investors launched in December 2023. We are now 65 impact GPs from 17 EU countries.
Our ambition is to massively redirect capital towards companies that put at the heart of their business models the resolution of environmental and/or social challenges. We aim to scale up the European impact investing market by creating a collaborative space to align practices, share know-how, and speak with one voice.
Strategic objectives
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Gather an informal community of European impact investors
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Share good practices on impact investing
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Unite our efforts in advocacy and public affairs to promote impact investing
What we do
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Community
We gather an informal community of European impact investors, share good practices on impact investing enabling us to get to know each other and better understand our diverse markets.
Impact KPI Library — Workshops on best impact practices — Dealflow sharing -
Advocacy
We unite our efforts to promote impact investment and contribute to its better definition, particularly in EU regulations.
Position paper and op-eds — Technical documents — Joint events
Where we stand
Positions
Op-ed, co-authored with Impact Europe — 65 European impact funds and Impact Europe call on the EU to create a distinct ‘Impact/Solutions’ category in SFDR revision, September 2025
Technical paper, co-authored with Impact Europe — For the inclusion of an Impact Product Category under the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), June 2025
Position paper — Propositions of 55 impact investors from 16 EU countries, June 2024
Opinion piece — Why Europe needs to define impact investing to change the world, June 2024
Opinion piece — The EU needs to make impact investing a priority to achieve the fair transition, December 2023
Press
Des fonds européens de capital-risque appellent à clarifier la notion d'impact, Les Echos, June 2024
Investerarna i upprop inför EU-valet: "Stoppa impact-washing nu!", Impact Loop, June 2024
Les investisseurs à impact veulent faire reconnaître leur différence par la réglementation européenne, Novethic, June 2024
Une coalition de fonds souhaite faire évoluer la réglementation européenne en matière de finance à impact, Carenews, June 2024
SFDR 'not working for impact VC funds', Environmental Finance, April 2024
Members of the coalition
BELGIUM
Impact Capital
Impact Expansion
Impact Shakers
ImpaktEU
Inventures
KOIS
CROATIA
Feelsgood
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tilia Impact Ventures
DENMARK
Climentum Capital
Den Social Kapital Fond
Planetary Impact Ventures
Unconventional Ventures
FINLAND
VNT Management
FRANCE
Alter Equity
Asterion Ventures
Blue Like An Orange
Citizen Capital
Colam Impact
Educapital
FAMAE Impact
Five Seasons Ventures
Gaia Impact
Hélix
INCO Group
Investir&+
Phitrust
Prouesse
Racine2
RAISE Impact
Ring Capital
Shift4Good
Starquest
Sustainable Capital
Ternel
TimeToAct Capital
50 Partners
GERMANY
AENU
Ananda Impact Ventures
Bonventure
Extentia
Planet A Ventures
World Fund
HUNGARY
Impact Ventures
ITALY
Fondazione Social Venture GDA
Oltre Impact
Opes Italia
LITHUANIA
Contrarian Ventures
LUXEMBURG
Impact Finance
Satgana
NETHERLANDS
Infinity Recycling
Move Energy
Rubio Impact Ventures
SET Ventures
SHIFT Invest
World Fund
4 IMPACT
POLAND
Simpact Ventures
PORTUGAL
Maze Impact
SLOVAKIA
CB ESPRI
SPAIN
CREAS
Ship2B Ventures
Suma Capital
SWEDEN
Summa Equity
Trill Impact