Beckon treats impact as an investment strategy designed to deliver more sustainable returns – financially, socially and environmentally. We believe impact drives profit.
Impact means different things to different people. It is not a fad, it’s here to stay. Investing in Impact is a way of sustainably securing our future.
Impact investing started as sacrificing profit to meet a social or environmental need.
Next, impact investing was treated as a balancing act; delivering profit while doing good things. In fact, this version is defined by The Global Impact Investing Network as “… the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return”.
Beckon has evolved Impact a step further.
We believe that profit through impact delivers sustainable return. Impact and ESG data can help businesses make better decisions, improve product design and report to investors how their money is making a difference.
There’s a good reason why ESG Funds and impact investing are grabbing the attention of investors.
We take a ground-up approach by measuring and managing impact in partnership with our investees.
We work with SMEs to choose their own social and/or environmental goals, using our system to measure and manage their ‘net impact’ and assessing the positive outcomes with broader ESG considerations.
The impact results of all investees are aggregated into an annual fund impact report.
We use data to show the correlations between impact and financial outcomes of a business model - ‘returns through impact’.
Impact data is a powerful tool for competitive advantage. Our first investment, Slurrytub, demonstrates how.
Slurrytub uses a patented, portable, filtering system to remove slurry from building sites and prevent contamination of waterways and urban environments.
We worked with Slurrytub to identify and measure their impact, using capital to scientifically test the environmental benefits of their product and get GECA certification.
Slurrytub won its first major contract because of its measurable positive impact. Henley Homes selected Slurrytub to help promote their own environmental credentials to their customers.
