It highlights the critical role finance plays in enabling solutions to scale, supporting new approaches and shaping the direction of the economy.
Who it's for:
Philanthropists, impact investors and financial institutions.
What the judges are looking for:
- willingness to deploy early or catalytic capital for positive impact
- leverage achieved (did this investment act as a catalyst that brought others along or did it just fund something directly on its own?)
- support beyond capital, including networks and expertise
- portfolio diversity and systems change focus
- long-term value creation through nature-based solutions or regenerative enterprises