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WOMEN FOUNDERS OF IMPACT STARTUPS Article by Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt , Managing Editor of Impact Loop Across Europe, thousands of female founders are building and leading startups that could transform entire industries. Impact Loop has profiled ten female founders who are deploying cutting-edge science and technology to fix very tricky problems – from mental health and climate change, to the plastic crisis. All of these women leaders have raised fresh capital with the last f

Impact Morning: "Impact investing cannot be done without real ESG" Blog by the "Business Model Innovation project team": Markus Ressl , Ressolutions GmbH  (Austria) Frank Jungmann , Starkmacher Impact GmbH  (Germany) Dr. Tibor Héjj , PMC (Hungary) Jean-Marc Ziade , Stichting Mariapoli Marienkroon (Netherlands) How can companies deeply embed environmental and social responsibility (ESG) into their business models? We offer an insight into our Erasmus+ project and demonstrat

BLOG SERIES by Erzsébet Ábrám Caring is costly, but so is waiting. This is my journey of opting out of “impact later.” Impact is a long game, one that requires patience. But younger generations don’t really have the luxury to wait anymore. Many of us start our careers with a quietly inherited assumption: impact is something that comes after , once the “real” life is already in place. It’s a comforting story, but it doesn’t match the pace or scale of what we’re living through.

Diversity goes beyond gender, race, origin, or background. It lives in our individuality—in the unique way each of us is created and the distinct value we bring to society. At this event, we will explore 12 inspiring professional journeys  that have made a real impact. Join our second Impact CEE event of the year, in partnership with the European Invetment Bank Office in Hungary. “WOMEN AND IMPACT: WHAT DOES IMPACT MEAN TO YOU?” Diversity, equal opportunities, and gender equa

In 2026, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) published Impact UK: The size and story of our impact economy 2026, a landmark digital report that does something deceptively simple but profoundly powerful: it makes the impact economy visible.

Article by Johannes Weber , a well-honoured returning speaker of the CEE4Impact Days We just have secured €73 million in the first close of our fifth Core Impact Fund, well above our €50 million target. The largest first close in Ananda's 16-year history! At a time when many investors are retreating from impact, we are doing the opposite: doubling down on European founders building companies indispensable for the future of people and planet, such as OroraTech (leader in glob

Blog by Levente Richard Kovács , Hiventures Gold Supporting ImpactCEE member This article reflects a personal interpretation of Bill Gates’ recent climate essay and its implications for impact investing. 1. The context most headlines skipped In the run-up to COP30 in Brazil, Bill Gates published Three Tough Truths About Climate Change . It did not read like a protest sign. It read like an operating manual. The core message was deliberately calm: climate change will not wipe

Impact as a Core Business Principle Reflections from Our First Impact Morning Our first Impact Morning  set out to explore a fundamental question: how can deep, ethical values —not value in a purely monetary sense—serve as the true foundation for impact and ESG? The discussion made one thing clear from the outset: impact investing cannot be achieved without authentic ESG practices, and ESG lacks credibility without real, intentional impact . Throughout the morning, we focused

BARBARA MING - ImpactCEE honorary member - becomes a WomenINvestEU member It is with great pleasure that we share the fact that BARBARA MING , ImpactCEE honorary member, who helps with all the legal work of the association and is a keen and enthusiastic member, has become a WomenINvestEU member. WomenINvestEU is significantly strengthening the capacity of the gender focused investment ecosystem across Europe. The project is building a European Network of Gender-Conscious In

MBH Bank Private Banking’s Family Wealth Planning Service On 2 April 2025, MBH Bank Private Banking made a clear statement about where modern private banking is heading, away from “product-first” thinking, and toward family-first, legacy-first, values-first wealth stewardship. That day, MBH Group introduced a personalized, holistic family wealth planning service for its private banking clients, delivered through MBH Forrás Zrt. and a growing circle of professional partners. I