Webinars
The EIB Institute organises, in partnership with renowned international institutions, numerous webinars on topics of interest for social entrepreneurs.
The webinars are delivered by international-oriented speakers with deep expertise, in both academia and practice, in social entrepreneurship, communications, leadership, fundraising and impact investing.
EU funding for impact entrepreneurs The aim of this webinar organised by the EIB Institute is to help impact entrepreneurs to understand and navigate EU funding opportunities.
Business and human rights: from theory to practice All companies of every size and sector have the responsibility to respect and promote the human rights of people impacted by their business operations and, in the event of violation, provide access to remedy. This webinar will focus on action and present how to implement human rights due diligence.
Session 5: Strategic and tactical lessons for building your impact management system Concluding session that walks entrepreneurs through the practical steps of building their own impact measurement and management systems, paying attention to how they can use their data strategically to meet demands from their investors, customers, and employees.
Session 4: Measuring what matters – how to create genuine impact and monetise it Deep-dive into impact management standards that have recently emerged, such as the Impact Management Project (IMP), lifecycle analysis (LCA), and the impact multiple of money (IMM).
Session 3: VC 2.0 – how a new generation of VCs is challenging the status quo Deep-dive into ‘pure-impact’ VC funds that have emerged in the last couple of years.
Communicate your impact: the role of certificates Certifications (B-Corp, Fairtrade, ISO and so many more) provide a recognisable indicator of environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance to stakeholders. They therefore play an essential role in establishing your social licence to operate and securing market competitiveness.
Session 2: The discovery of impact – How traditional VC firms came to care Deep-dive into traditional VC funds that are now building ‘impact’ verticals. In recent years, funds that were traditionally not known for impact focus have come to create capital pockets to focus on areas like climate, clean tech, food, health, and education.
Session 1: Raising venture capital with impact – an introduction General introduction to trends and players in the impact venture capital investing field, including (i) the sources of demand for impactful products, (ii) the surge in talent to found impactful companies, (iii) the emergence of impact ‘verticals’ in existing VC funds, (iv) the emergence of new impact VC funds, and (v) the growing consensus around and maturity of impact measurement standards.
