Successful impact strategies are awarded

A top-class alliance has come together to jointly support one of the most important missions of our current and future generations - the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): UN Global Compact, Toniic Institute, Impact Hub Vienna, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens as well as the initiators Mercer and Institutional Money award the "Money 4 Change - Impact Award".

The "Money 4 Change - Impact Award" is presented in four categories to those participants who successfully integrate the 17 goals for sustainable development set by the United Nations into their business model and generate innovative impact solutions and/or approaches, effective impact strategies and/or processes for asset owners, companies and entrepreneurs. The award focuses on best practices that serve as a role model for innovative approaches and solutions with a recognizable impact.

Jury Members

Supported by

Die Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) ist eine Analyse- und Beratungsorganisation mit fundiertem Fachwissen in den Bereichen Finanzen und Politik. CPI hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Regierungen, Unternehmen und Finanzinstitutionen bei der Förderung des Wirtschaftswachstums und der Bewältigung des Klimawandels zu unterstützen. Die Vision von CPI ist der Aufbau einer nachhaltigen, widerstandsfähigen und integrativen Weltwirtschaft.

Impact Hub Vienna is a diverse community of founders, creatives, investors, established companies and NGOs who have one thing in common: entrepreneurial ideas can change society for the better. At the Impact Hub, people work with their hearts, balancing social responsibility and profitability to create a world that works for everyone.

Mercer is a leading global consulting firm serving clients in the areas of occupational pensions, investments and pension administration, compensation, human capital strategy and M&A.

Institutional Money is the leading trade magazine for institutional investors from German-speaking Europe. In addition, the Institutional Money Congress with 1,500 participants annually confirms its role as a hub for all those decision makers who want to network, inform and educate themselves in the institutional sector. Digitally, the Institutional-Money.com platform provides its readers with profound analyses and breaking news in real time.

Toniic is a community of investors who want to achieve a significant positive impact on the entire spectrum of capital. Its members consist of more than 400 high net worth individuals, family offices and foundation asset owners active in more than 25 countries around the world.

The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is a quasi-international organization based in Vienna, Austria. The Centre was founded in January 2018 and is co-chaired by Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary General of the UN (2007 - 2016) and Heinz Fischer, 11th President of the Republic of Austria (2004 - 2016). The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is an independent non-profit organization under Austrian law. The BKMC strives for a world based on the universal respect of human rights, regardless of age, gender, identity, religion and nationality, in which sustainable development is achieved through global citizenship in shared responsibility, understanding and compassion.

The United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate governance. Based on 10 universal principles and the Sustainable Development Goals, it pursues the vision of an inclusive and sustainable global economy for the benefit of all people, communities and markets, now and in the future. More than 13,000 companies and organizations in about 70 local networks worldwide are registered signatories of the UN Global Compact and contribute to global visions.

Minimum criteria

Asset Owners/Corporates

Membership at UNPRI and/or UNGC
Planned membership of UNPRI and/or UNGC
Nomination by an existing member of UNPRI/UNGC to submit the award
Asset managers are not included in the category asset owners/corporates, due to the fact that as investment managers they represent an independent category according to the UN PRI definition.

Entrepreneurs

The business solution must focus on social or climate impact

Process & Evaluation Criteria

In a two-stage jury process, consisting of a pre-selection of the nominees and the subsequent final selection of the award-winners, the evaluation is based on the IMP 5 dimensions, focusing on the implementation of the respective strategy/processes/solutions and the resulting impact.

Meet the Team

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