Not radical enough? Why some investors and founders are walking away from the impact scene
9 juni 2025
15:21
A niche but growing number of investors are turning their backs on the impact scene – not because they’ve lost faith in saving the planet, but because they believe the sector has become too broad, too profit-driven, and too far removed from real systemic change.
Impact Loop’s Maddy Savage explores the sector’s deepening divisions and meets some of the critics calling for more radical reform.
Impact Loop’s Maddy Savage explores the sector’s deepening divisions and meets some of the critics calling for more radical reform.
Have impact-driven businesses and investors become too hungry for profits and exits? Are so-called impact companies actually making enough of an impact? And what does impact even mean at a moment when companies in sectors from defence to mining are now aligning themselves to the sector?
These questions have been circulating within the impact sector for some time. However, in recent months, a niche but growing group of investors, founders, and other stakeholders are calling for an even more fundamental shift in how businesses operate, how society functions, and how we plan for the f...