Mutual benefit
Global Impact Initiative creates impact Investments; seeking a parity of both a positive financial return and a positive social impact for its clients and stakeholders.
The need for social change on a global scale has never been greater, which makes the business case for doing well whilst doing good, the strongest it’s ever been. As one of only 36 companies acknowledged globally by the United Nations as a UN LEAD Company for our work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Global Impact Initiative is uniquely positioned to be both a force for growth and a force for good.
Global Impact Initiative was recognised as a United Nations Global Compact LEAD participant from 2019 to 2021 for demonstrating its commitment to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles. Global Impact Initiative showed its commitment by participating in Action Platforms on Climate and Health and Sustainable Finance, in addition to submitting an Advanced COP.
Read more on the UN Global Compact website
We work on the world’s most important To-Do list, connecting the power of wise investments that have noble purpose directly with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We operate flexibly, both in a modular or end-to-end way, deploying the talents of our team, partners and networks to ensure our Impact Investment funds support real and lasting change.
We offer end-to-end support to merge financial performance expertise with the ability for companies to transparently participate with optimised, high-impact social change programs around the world.
We create investment solutions to enable and support strategic, as well as tactical, initiatives balancing what’s good for business, people and the planet.
We deliver services to help keep up to date with ever-evolving Impact Investing behaviours and needs, as well as best practice offerings.
Global Impact Initiative creates impact Investments; seeking a parity of both a positive financial return and a positive social impact for its clients and stakeholders.
My first foray into Community Service started by my Mum’s side when I was 7. Today I was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for contribution to social welfare and community service. The gulf between these two moments in my life couldn’t be further apart, or, closer together.
Our Founder and CEO, Giles Gunesekera has been awarded an “Outstanding Achievement Award” for his services to Impact Investing. GII’s innovative Gender Equality Fund was singled out as a world first, actively managed impact fund for Women and Girls that GII has developed in partnership with Robeco.
Congratulations to our Founder and CEO Giles Gunesekera for being invited to deliver the Graduation Address at Monash University - in front of 1600 people! His topic was the importance of Vision, Service and Resilience....topics close to his heart and our work at Global Impact Initiative
LEAD participation demonstrates a company’s ongoing commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles
Listen to Giles as at the 2018 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit Giles where he spoke on the “Philanthropy & Impact: A New Model for A New Age” panel.
Impact Investments & Private Sector for the SDGs: The Case of Australia
“Corporates in Social Business” – Grameen Social Business Day
One in every five dollars invested professionally in the US is now invested sustainably.
Listen to the full interview with Giles Gunesekera by John Treadgold Founder & Host of Good Future Podcast