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POSITIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE RETHINKING IMPACT TO FINANCE THE SDGS 3 RD & 4 TH SEPTEMBER 2018

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Page 1: POSITIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE … · OF STRATEGY 9 - SDG FINANCE IMPROVING CURRENT BUSINESS MODELS NEW BUSINESS MODELS No consideration of impacts Consideration of negative impacts Consideration

P O S I T I V E I M P A C T I N I T I A T I V E

R E T H I N K I N G I M P A C T T O F I N A N C E

T H E S D G S

3 R D & 4 T H S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8

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Positive Impact Manifesto – the need for an impact-based paradigm

Principles for Positive Impact Finance –moving towards a common language

Tools & guidance for holistic impact management

UNEP FI’S POSITIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE

How to address

the financing gap

for sustainable

development?

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RETHINKING IMPACT TO FINANCE THE SDGS

A POSITION PAPER & CALL TO ACTION

• What do we mean by an impact-based paradigm?

• What are the implications for the finance sector?

• What about other stakeholders?

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1. WHAT IS “THE FINANCING GAP”?

Global financing gap: US$2.5 Tn, of which US$1.3 Tn in Africa,

mainly in infrastructure

Figure 1: SDG financing gap - Advanced vs Emerging & Developing countries vs Africa

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Advanced countries Emerging markets &

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ODA DFIs MDBs

SWF

FDI (greenfield)

REMITTANCES

MICROFINANCE

PRIVATE EQUITY

CROWDFUNDING

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

FOUNDATIONS

THE SDG FINANCING GAP IS FIRST AND

FOREMOST A BUSINESS MODEL GAP

• Limitations in public

and private financing

• Current private-public

partnerships are not

enough to overcome

these limitations

Figure 2: SDG Financial Flows Relative to SDG Investment Needs

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2. POSITIVE IMPACTS CAN BECOME PART OF

BUSINESS MODELS

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Client / Client

Needs

Free

services

For profit

services

New

servicesData

Figure 3: Business Model Evolution

• 4th industrial revolution: moving from product centred

strategies to multi-service strategies

• Client and client needs are the new value generators

• SDGs = fulfilling needs = creating positive impact

> Positive impacts as carriers of financial value, rather

than externalities

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EXAMPLE: THE MULTI-IMPACT LAMP-POST

Figure 4 The multiple impacts of a lamp-post

Security, health & mobility:

CCTV, traffic monitoring

air quality, etc.

Communication:

Wi FI relay

Energy & Communication:

Charging mobile devices

Energy, Mobility, Air quality &

Health: Charging electric vehicles

Security and mobility:

Street lighting

Security:

Emergency calls

Energy:

Solar panels

Business & culture:

Advertisement

Security & Mobility:

Loudspeakers

Culture & well-being:

Esthetics, decorations

(e.g.Christmas), etc.

Biodiversity:

Bird nests

Mobility:

Street signs

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• Repayment of investment via multiple service contracts (less

exposure to counterparty risk)

• Reduction of cost-to-impact ratio

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EXAMPLE: THE GLOBAL SERVICE COMPANY

FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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• Integration of the impact value chain means the positive impact

(energy efficiency) can become the driver of the business model

and enable significant growth

• Reduction of cost-to-impact ratio

Passive Energy Efficiency

Manufacture Distribution Installer ESCO

Artificial Intelligence

Connected Object

Big Data Crunching

ESCO

Global ServiceCompany

Global Integration of services:2,3,4,5 & 6

6Active Energy

Efficiency

5Public Utility

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Energy Supply

Client Database

Telecom Company

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Telephone Services

Client Database

Billing

Internet Business

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Internet services

Client Database

Billing

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Figure 5 Impact value chain – Energy Efficiency

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3. UNDERSTANDING & DRIVING CLIENTS’ &

INVESTEES’ POSITIVE IMPACTS IS A MATTER

OF STRATEGY

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- SDG FINANCE

IMPROVING CURRENT BUSINESS MODELSNEW BUSINESS

MODELS

No consideration

of impacts

Consideration of negative

impacts

Consideration of positive

impacts

Holistic consideration

of impacts

Impact-based

business

+ SDG

FINANCE

Figure 6 – The Impact Journey

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IN PRACTICE…

«Positive Impact Finance is that which serves to finance Positive Impact

Business. It is that which serves to deliver a positive contribution to one

or more of the three pillars of sustainable development, once any

potential negative impacts to any of the pillars have been duly identified

and mitigated.»

The Principles for

Positive Impact Finance

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Environmental

Social

Economic

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NEXT STEPS – TOWARDS A POSITIVE IMPACT

ECOSYSTEM

Improving current business models

Guidance & Tools for the implementation of the Principles

New business models

> Stimulating demand: impact-based programmes / requests for

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Frameworks

• How to implement holistic impact analysis, building on frameworks currently used by financial institutions’? What is a Principles –compliant product/service?

Impacts

• What impact categories to use to identify potential positive impact in the market and inside portfolios? How to monitor, measure and report on impact?

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YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR FEEDBACK

• What do you make of this new conception of impact-based business

and finance?

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STAY TUNED

• Next PI Webinar: October, focus on implementation

• Release of final position paper and first Principles guidance / tools

at the UNEP FI Global Roundtable, from 26-28 November in Paris.

• Positive Impact Updates: sign up online

http://www.unepfi.org/positive-impact/positive-impact/

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Consultation open until 15 September.

• Paper & feedback form available for download:

http://www.unepfi.org/positive-impact/rethinking-impact/

• Twitter: #PositiveImpactNews

• Linked-In:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:642787491518091

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THE MORE FEEDBACK THE BETTER:

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD

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THANK YOU

unepfi.org/positive-impact

Steering Group

• Andrew.Parry@hermes-

investment.com

[email protected]

[email protected]

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Secretariat

[email protected]

[email protected]

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