Impact Economy

At CGM, we get the privilege to use our framework, methodologies and tools that support the marketplace to also serve our partners distinct needs. In collaboration with SAP–one of our longest partners–we’ve been able to take a unique approach to their own global social procurement strategy as well as their role in catalyzing broader adoption of social procurement as a force for good.

SSIR authors are right in expressing concern that impact in a single global unit can risk reinforcing inequities. But the piece misses two important points that we respond to.

Take a look at the Schwab Foundation Report, "Beyond Compliance: Embedding Impact Through Innovative Finance."

It’s time to embrace the theory that social accounting is both an emerging trend and likely a regulatory requirement in the future.

Learn more about our impact monetization model and what philosophy undergirds our approach.

Learn more about the VIA Transaction reports published by the Schwartz Family Foundation in conjunction with MiracleFeet and LifeNet International.

Our thoughts on the impact community's current valuation of ESG and what future practices could look like.

We recently considered this question at the GSG Impact Summit, where we had the privilege of hearing from some of the world's foremost experts on impact valuation. Here are some of our takeaways.

CGM and its partner organizations advocate for results-based financing, which increases the efficacy and transparency of impact-focused giving. Current approaches often fail to produce meaningful outcomes, and the popular perception of best practices must change if investors seek to make actual change in the future.