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Hivos Impact Investments invests in early stage SME’s primarily in Southern Africa with innovative solutions in the food and lifestyle sector. Through their investments Hivos aims to generate a financial return, as well as a positive impact on a range of issues.

From 2023 onwards all large organisations will be required to report on sustainability policy and performance. In April 2021, the European Commission presented the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

From 2019, Sinzer – Grant Thornton has been helping Sofinnova with its ESG and impact policy and reporting. As part of this cooperation, an impact framework and ESG maturity model was developed and implemented.