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Driving Sustainable Transformation through AFISAR-Ratings

We build bridges between investors and the world of impact investing.
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RESEARCH

Our Focus

Our focus lies on investment opportunities that meet specific impact criteria and make a positive contribution to achieving the SDG.

Investment network

With our international experience, expertise and extensive network, we are a strong partner for impact investment portfolio managers.

Investment decisions

With many years of practice in impact investing, our research offers investors the basis for transparent investment decisions.

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RATING

Sustainability Alignment Rating (AFISAR © ) Tool

AFISAR Tool assesses the alignment of a company’s sustainability performance – both at institutional and portfolio level – to the SDGs. As of today, we have completed more than 105 MFI Ratings.

Measurable Impact - Driving positive impact – together!

Our objective is to enhance impact measurement as enabler towards a stronger impact orientation and promoter of sustainable development. We see impact measurement as one of the core characteristics of impact investing.

Federal (German) Initiative Impact Investing

In July 2020, we co-founded and spearheaded the 'Impact Measurement & Management' working group within the Federal (German) Initiative Impact Investing and continue to play an active role in advancing its objectives.

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RISK

Sustainability Consulting

We provide consulting services to help clients integrate sustainability risk management effectively within their organisation.

Sustainability Risks

We facilitate organisations to understand and smoothly implement the Guidance Notice on Sustainability Risks.

ESG Risk

We have conducted 150+ plausibility checks on the ESG Ratings provided to listed companies across 30 industries.

Values

Being Agents for Impact means more than just a job to us.

We build bridges between investors and the world of impact investing. Our goal is to consider sustainability in its opportunities and risks (risk), render impact measurable and comparable (rating), and make financial inclusion structurally and legally viable, as well asappealing to investors (research). Our goal is to create impact, which is fair, sustainable and responsible. Sustainability plays a decisive role in our corporate decisions. Together with our partners we pursue positive impact & contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

About us
6+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

A decade of proven financial expertise.

37
MFIs

Serving a thriving community of satisfied customers.

15+
COUNTRIES

A dedicated team of financial experts at your service.

Team

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Testimonials

Those who trust us

“In my opinion, Agents for Impact combines the necessary expertise and passion for sustainability, which is why we have chosen them as partners on our side for plausibility checks of ESG ratings.”
 
Dr. Jörg W. Stotz
•  Management's Spokesperson, HANSAINVEST GmbH
“We are very pleased to partner with Agents for Impact in facilitating loans to microfinance institutions in emerging and developing countries. In addition to their in-depth knowledge and regional expertise, our fund and thus our clients benefit from the Agents’ authentic sustainability strategy towards achieving the SDGs of the Agenda 2030.”
 
 
Edda Schröder
•  Invest in Visions
 
 
“The Management Workshop with the Agents for Impact Rating team was quite interesting and impactful in terms of identifying the scope to bring in more socially and environmentally responsible practices.
 
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik
•  Director, Annapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd.
“Building on our mission of maximizing the financial well-being of every individual and enterprise in remote rural India, we follow a wealth management approach in providing access to a suite of financial services to our customers, through a high customer touch-point model. Pursuing a clear social mission with sustainable growth strategy, we look forward to kick-starting the SDG partnership with AFI to see how well-tuned our mission is to the UN SDGs, in our sustainability rating results.”
 
Joby C O
•  Former CEO, Dvara KGFS Pvt. Ltd
“Building on our mission of maximizing the financial well-being of every individual and enterprise in remote rural India, we follow a wealth management approach in providing access to a suite of financial services to our customers, through a high customer touch-point model. Pursuing a clear social mission with sustainable growth strategy, we look forward to kick-starting the SDG partnership with AFI to see how well-tuned our mission is to the UN SDGs, in our sustainability rating results.”
 
Arunkumar Padmanabhan
•  CEO, Svasti Microfinance Pvt. Ltd.
“We are very excited to see the outcome of the AFISAR© rating. This is another step towards our mission to maintain and strengthen our sustainability performance in the Indian finance industry.”
 
Raja Vaidyanathan
•  Managing Director, Asirvad Microfinance Ltd.
“We see the AFISAR© rating as a great opportunity to strengthen our market position in the Indian finance industry also in terms of our sustainability performance.”
 
Akhilesh Singh
•  CFO, Sonata Finance Pvt. Ltd.
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