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BLOG series by Erzsébet Ábrám Caring is costly, but so is waiting. This is my journey of opting out of “impact later.” After introducing this blog, I wanted to explain what I actually mean by choosing an impact‑first  path. This piece focuses on impact investing  because that’s where my studies and job search are currently centered. Social entrepreneurship deserves its own article – and it will get one – but for now, I want to clear up the investing side of the picture. Over

Gülsen Karanis Eksioglu , Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Hungary Just a week ago we had the pleasure to host our next "Impact Afternoon". This time the floor was given to ladies only. Fifteen ladies from a variety of backgrounds shared their impact journey. Their true impact journey via their personal and professional lives, proving that the impact space has many faces and is a very colourful one. At our “Women & Impact” event, hosted at the European Parliament Inte

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