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Impact Col­lec­tive: Respon­si­ble Finance

Impact Col­lec­tive:
Respon­si­ble Finance

With glob­al debt reach­ing a record $305 tril­lion in 2022 and the wealth gap widen­ing, effec­tive finan­cial strate­gies are essen­tial to ensure equi­table resource dis­tri­b­u­tion and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment. A respon­si­ble finan­cial sys­tem is cru­cial to tack­ling the poly­cri­sis, a con­ver­gence of mul­ti­ple glob­al chal­lenges like cli­mate change, inequal­i­ty, and eco­nom­ic insta­bil­i­ty. By align­ing invest­ments with social and envi­ron­men­tal goals, we can cre­ate resilience against these inter­con­nect­ed crises and pro­mote long-term glob­al sta­bil­i­ty.

In our col­lec­tive, we bring togeth­er Fin­Tech star­tups, research insti­tutes, busi­ness­es, and state actors to fos­ter inno­va­tion and col­lab­o­ra­tion. Our col­lec­tive on respon­si­ble finance includes 8 sub-themes.

Our goal is to trans­form the way the glob­al finance sys­tem works by pio­neer­ing a respon­si­ble finance rev­o­lu­tion. Our col­lec­tive aims to:

  • Accel­er­ate the adop­tion of sus­tain­able prac­tices
  • Fos­ter col­lab­o­ra­tive inno­va­tion
  • Influ­ence pol­i­cy and cor­po­rate strat­e­gy
  • Empow­er com­mu­ni­ties and indus­tries

Learn how impact star­tups can make finance respon­si­ble

Finan­cial insti­tu­tions are respon­si­ble for financ­ing activ­i­ties that pro­duce

700000000

tons of CO2 annu­al­ly
Vis­it Web­site
tilt

Soft­ware that auto­mat­i­cal­ly assess­es the CO2 emis­sions and cli­mate change risk of SMEs and makes this data open source avail­able for use in cred­it deci­sions.

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Sébas­tien Mar­tin

Founder and Man­ag­ing Part­ner at Impact Asso­ciates
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Inspi­ra­tion
Is it pos­si­ble for banks to be ori­ent­ed towards the com­mon good?
Only

10%

of the total assets under man­age­ment in the finan­cial sec­tor are direct­ed towards sus­tain­able invest­ments
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Friedrich Lin­den­berg

Founder, lead engi­neer at Open­Sanc­tions
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Cor­rup­tion in the finan­cial sec­tor costs the glob­al econ­o­my an esti­mat­ed

2.6

tril­lion USD annu­al­ly
Vis­it Web­site

Anne Schö­nauer

Project Lead at tilt
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Tilman Tromp­ke

Project Man­ag­er at tilt
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Matthias Oetken

CEO & Founder, Exec­u­tive coach, for­mer CFO/ CRO at N26
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Tobias Ahrens

Head of Start­up Hub at Com­merzbank AG
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Peter Brock

Entre­pre­neur and impact investor, Fam­i­ly Office Ser­vices
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If we are work­ing towards the same goals, why not togeth­er?

Become a col­lec­tive mem­ber!

We believe in the pow­er of col­lab­o­ra­tion to change sys­tems for the bet­ter. That is why we unite impact star­tups with diverse stake­hold­ers from diverse indus­tries in our col­lec­tives. Each mem­ber brings spe­cif­ic knowl­edge to the table:

  • Research insti­tutes pro­vide the col­lec­tive with sci­ence-based infor­ma­tion and up-to-date research insights and ensure that our ini­tia­tives are ground­ed in the lat­est sci­en­tif­ic knowl­edge.
  • NGOs bring in the voice of the com­mu­ni­ty and advo­cate for social and envi­ron­men­tal caus­es, ensur­ing that our projects are aligned with the needs and con­cerns of the broad­er soci­ety.
  • Gov­ern­ments pro­vide reg­u­la­to­ry frame­works and pol­i­cy guid­ance, and help us nav­i­gate legal land­scapes.
  • Busi­ness­es have the mar­ket expe­ri­ence and oper­a­tional exper­tise, and can sup­port the col­lec­tive in ensur­ing eco­nom­ic via­bil­i­ty.
  • Foun­da­tion bring vast expe­ri­ences on how to nav­i­gate dif­fer­ent stake­hold­ers that work for a joint cause, which helps us to improve our ways of col­lab­o­ra­tion in the col­lec­tive.

Your ben­e­fits as a mem­ber

  • Col­lec­tive Inte­gra­tion: Embed your orga­ni­za­tion with­in a col­lec­tive, posi­tion­ing it as a leader in the field.
  • Exper­tise Shar­ing: Lever­age your exper­tise to con­tribute to the collective’s mis­sion and goals, while gain­ing insights from oth­er mem­bers.
  • Resource Access: Access valu­able resources, tools, and knowl­edge, enhanc­ing your oper­a­tional effec­tive­ness.
  • Syn­er­gy Oppor­tu­ni­ties: Fos­ter strong syn­er­gies, lead­ing to inno­v­a­tive solu­tions and shared suc­cess.
  • Reg­u­lar Mee­tups: Par­tic­i­pate in bi-month­ly col­lec­tive mee­tups, facil­i­tat­ing cross-sec­tor col­lab­o­ra­tion and idea exchange.
  • Vis­i­bil­i­ty: Ben­e­fit from vis­i­bil­i­ty with­in the col­lec­tive, exclu­sive brand­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, boost your pro­file and impact.

Con­tact

For any inquiries about this impact col­lec­tive, please con­tact: michelle.​rudolph@​phineo.​org

  • Organ­i­sa­tion of our reg­u­lar meet­ings
  • Speak­er for our meet­ings
  • Onboard­ing of new organ­i­sa­tions
  • Press enquiries

Michelle Rudolph

she/her
Pro­gram Man­ag­er Read more

Get in touch to join!

For star­tups
For cor­po­rates
For research insti­tu­tions
For NGOs

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How do we work as a col­lec­tive?

Col­lec­tive Impact
Sum­mit

In May and Octo­ber of each year, our com­mu­ni­ty meets at the Col­lec­tive Impact Sum­mit in Berlin.
It includes a col­lec­tive meet­up, start­up pitch­es, expert keynotes, and a net­work­ing evening.

Bi-month­ly
online mee­tups

In a reg­u­lar for­mat we meet to grow and learn togeth­er on user group inputs, research insights, reg­u­la­to­ry changes and coop­er­a­tion expe­ri­ences.

Phi­neo Star­tups Col­lec­tive Impact Sum­mit 2024 am 7. Mai 2024 in Berlin. Foto: Phineo/Stefanie Loos

Infor­mal exchanges


We encour­age con­ti­nous exchange with­in the col­lec­tive to share knowl­edge, find solu­tions to joint chal­lenges and learn from each oth­er.

Explore all of our col­lec­tives address­ing the poly­cri­sis

Sus­tain­able
Mate­ri­als

Ensur­ing, that resources are avail­able for future gen­er­a­tions

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Resilient
Forests

Improv­ing for­est resilience and
enhanc­ing bio­di­ver­si­ty

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