Impact Investment WA Alliance
The Impact Investment Alliance (WA) (IIWA) is Western Australia’s key reference group for market development and stewardship of impact investment in WA. The Alliance objectives are to:
- Improve the accessibility, literacy and definition of impact investment, ensuring an accurate and complete understanding of the discipline,
- Develop innovative, compelling policy recommendations towards a comprehensive central government policy approach to impact investment and social enterprise development in WA.
- Improve standards for impact measurement, simplifying and strengthening the investment comparison process for investors,
- Provide a platform for sharing knowledge and expertise in the field of impact investment in Western Australia,
- Advocate and educate the wider community about the benefits of impact investment for all Western Australians.
Social Enterprise Mapping Project & Council
Be counted in WA’s enterprise map if you have or are exploring a social/environmental impact business model, and want a representative voice for the sector, for impact investment and for social procurement across sustainability, regenerative/circular systems, disability, health or education targeting vulnerable Australians, Aboriginal cultural impact, community inclusion, homelessness or international development.
To the end of 2019 we had over 170 responses, and are working through the data collected and engaging in follow up surveys to provide a meaningful snapshot of the sector to respondents and parties interested in building a WA social enterprise and social procurement framework. You can still register your business if you are:
- Business venture with a clear impact mission (possible social enterprise)
- NFP with a trading arm (possible social enterprise), or:
- Social Enterprise at the core.
Visit https://www.impactseed.org/socialenterprise/ to register.
Alliance Members:
If you’d like to learn more about IIWA please contact us at info@iiwa.org.au
Fast facts: Western Australian NFP’s hold over $4B cash on their balance sheets. WA State Govt spends over $13B per annum on procurement. Philanthropy & venture capital is over $1B pa combined and Superannuation funds under management in WA exceed $200B. These circumstances combined create an enormous un-tapped opportunity to bridge the gap between investment and grant-making for sustainable social impact investment and impact in WA
Aboriginal Enterprise
Wellbeing of Older Australians
Carbon & Sustainable Energy
Community Inclusion
Disability
Food Systems
Housing & Homelessness
Inequality
Regenerative Land Practices
Waste Systems
Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
