Creating Pathways to a
Good Economy

Impact Advisory Services

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The Good Economy is a leading, independent impact advisory firm.


From consultancy to collaborative field-building, The Good Economy is a recognised thought leader and the ‘go to’ firm for organisations looking to deliver and report on their impact.

Grounded in theoretical rigour, our team have worked at the frontiers of impact investing, impact measurement and management and sustainable development. The industry-shaping services we offer are designed to help clients meet the growing demand for greater confidence and credibility in strategies that create positive impact or pursue sustainability outcomes.

“Our purpose is to create a Good Economy ecosystem that encourages the discovery of new commercial and institutional pathways to sustainable development. We all need to become more mindful of our impact given the times we live in and the challenging future we face.”

Sarah Forster and Mark Hepworth, co-Founders

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Making Impact Count

We help finance and business to play their part in solving major social problems.

We work with clients to measure, manage and report on real-world outcomes. Our focus is forward-looking: helping clients to identify opportunities to create positive outcomes and integrate this focus into strategic and operational decision-making.

Dedicated to creating a fairer and more sustainable society, we also use our social capital to convene disparate stakeholder groups to drive collaborative innovations for positive change.

We offer research, strategy advice and impact measurement, management, reporting and verification services to businesses and investors interested in sustainable outcomes.

Impact Services

Verification and Assurance

Place-Based Impact Investing

The Good Economy specialises in working with private markets investors and on social issues. Our team has expertise in key themes such as quality jobs, financial inclusion and health.

Specialisms include:

Supporting Your Sustainability and Impact Journey

From struggling to report… to confident evaluations

Our impact services give you the models, frameworks and tools you need to identify and track progress towards positive outcomes.

From competing priorities… to a unified vision

Sharpen your investment proposition with clear sustainability or impact objectives and targeted, meaningful metrics that demonstrate outcomes, not just outputs.

From vague ambitions… to intentional impact

Don’t fall foul of impact-washing. Strengthen your investment narrative and integrate a focus on real-world outcomes into your investment strategy. Gather data and evidence to provide transparency and demonstrate your stakeholder accountability.

From lagging behind… to leading the way

With clearly defined objectives, good governance, robust and reliable metrics, and solid reporting frameworks, you can become a leader in impactful investments.

Clients

TGE’s diverse clients include large-scale institutional asset managers, private equity investors, specialist social impact investors, pension funds, development finance institutions, businesses, social enterprises, charities and government bodies. Our clients operate in the UK, Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Collaborations

TGE has extensive knowledge and experience and plays an active role in building the ‘ecosystem’ for impact investing, sustainable finance and inclusive business.

Known for our convening power, we believe that partnerships are critical to building a Good Economy and every organisation has a role to play. We partner across sectors and disciplines in various research and other collaboration projects such as our Place-Based Impact Investing (PBII) work and serve as the Secretariat for Sustainability for Housing.

Accreditations, Affiliations and Memberships

We are members of a number of UK and global impact investing aligned organisations and are proud signatories of these best practice sustainability-related standards and initiatives.

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