Optimism is one of our core values at Impact Engine. And this time of year we're especially mindful of the things we're grateful for.
As 2025 comes to a close, we are sharing a list of small things that give us hope, and support you to find your own.
We are proud to join with more than 40 asset allocators, asset managers and service providers to create a framework establishing transparency and credibility of reporting on impact investments. The resulting standards are available at a new website: impactreporting.org, which we encourage you to explore.
Our hope is that with improved verifiability, comparability, and relevance, companies will be positioned to take impact reporting to the next level.
Our Chief Investment Officer Priya Parrish was recently interviewed by Robert Brown of the Impact Evaluation Lab. She says, "We're looking for business models, teams, and markets where what it means to be successful, impact-wise, lends itself or can drive what it means to be successful competitively."
IE Chief Investment Officer Priya Parrish writes: "PEI hosted another successful impact summit for institutional investors in NYC this month. Specialist investors discussed the opportunities and challenges in a range of timely impact themes, including U.S. energy transformation and security, labor in the AI age, democratizing ownership models, and rewiring global supply chains. I spoke on an LP-only panel to discuss allocating in the coming decade, joined by my peers at Fiduciary Trust, GCM Grosvenor, Glenmede, and World Education Services. What was most apparent to me is how far our industry has come to serve a wide variety of LP objectives. Asset owners of all sizes and types can build high quality portfolios that meet their unique impact, return, risk and liquidity needs."
Carbon Direct, the climate clearinghouse and solution connector, acquired Pachama, a leading voluntary carbon market integrity evaluator. Carbon Direct founder and CEO Jon Golberg says, "This means more sophisticated digital experiences, faster project evaluations, and deeper insights into carbon credit integrity."
Mosaic Capital Partners, an economic opportunity fund investment of ours, announced the closing of its second fund with $205 million of total capital, including leverage. “We are pleased to see the investor community continue to support Mosaic’s unique broad-based employee ownership model,” says Mosaic Partner Ian Mohler. “Our team is committed to finding the best investment opportunities for our investors and building long-term wealth for workers while delivering attractive investment returns.”
ReUp Education, the college completion champion, announced a new statewide initiative to re-engage stopped out students in Illinois. The program, which will support 15 colleges across the state, gives 200,000 residents access to ReUp's platform and coaching. Nationwide, an estimated 43 million Americans have attended some college but have not attained a degree.