This episode is about the economics of Impact – and how measuring Impact can enable the best use of capital and so accelerate positive change globally. As you’d expect, technology has a huge role to play and my guest is a classic example of an impact tech entrepreneur.

I start with a quote from Sir Ronald Cohen’s book ‘Impact’:

“Impact, he says, needs to be brought to the heart of our society and take its place at the centre of our economic system. …We need to shift to a system that encourages making as much money as possible but in a way that is consistent with achieving the highest impact and with the lowest level of risk. Impact must become ingrained in our society’s DNA, part of a triple helix of risk-return-impact that influences every decision we make regarding consumption, employment, business and investment. It needs to become a driving force of our economy.  

He goes on to say that: if we regard impact investing as our rocket ship to social change, impact measurement is our navigation system. It will lead to change and the establishment of new norms.” 

Darshita Gillies, founder and CEO of Maanch, is building that navigation system.

Maanch is a multi-award winning global impact platform - it unifies the impact of institutional funders, companies, investors and social enterprises. They inspire and enable participants of the impact ecosystem to re-allocate capital and resources towards achieving the UN SDGs - through data, intelligence, dashboards and networks. 
 
Darshita is Listed as one of the 100 Most Meaningful Business Leaders 2020  

She’s a Chartered Accountant by training, she worked in Operational Risk, in Investment Banking, she’s been an Executive Coach as well as a FinTech-Blockchain Specialist and ESG-Impact Evangelist, She also serves on the Boards of several for-profit and non-profit organisations.