Stage Right – Details, episodes & analysis

Tune into this Stage Right episode, recorded live at Impact Week, to discover the most innovative social entrepreneurs from the Bizkaia region, incubated by BBK Foundation’s entrepreneurship program.

Hear pitches from Pedro Silva with BeGas Motor, offering sustainable solutions for combustion engines; Josu Oleaga with INSEKT LABEL BIOTECH SL, specializing in insect-based biotechnology; and Ainhoa Isla with AUZIKER, focused on technological innovation for social impact. The session also featured a panel discussion with experts including Oihane Alday (BBK), Maria Ocariz (Impact Hub), and Alain Gutierrez (BAT Tower), who shared insights on opportunities within the impact ecosystem.

Sustainability is a source of growth and business resilience. Among other benefits, companies can increase loyalty, engagement from their stakeholders (e.g. employees) and unleash innovation by fostering a culture of impact. 

Replay this Impact Week conversation to discover how a cultural shift can help companies perform better while becoming a force for good. 

The panelists discuss the opportunities, challenges and the role of corporate impact teams in that cultural transformation journey.

This conversation recorded live at Impact Week highlights the importance of supporting early-stage impact entrepreneurs and demonstrate how this support is essential for developing long-term investable projects. Pablo Santaeufemia of Bridge for Billions, Oihane Aldaiturriaga of BBK Foundation, Ainhoa Isla of AUZIKER, Omar Santiago Mayorga of Cobbler Materials and Estanislao Rey-Baltar of Compostree share recent data and success stories, including the collaboration between Bridge for Billions and BBK through BBK Ekin.

How can impact investing help us create a better world where everyone is included? Impact investing is proving to be a powerful tool for addressing global challenges, from social inclusion to environmental sustainability. But how do we ensure that these investments reach their maximum impact potential? What learnings and challenges can we extract from the experiences of different relevant actors in the impact ecosystem who work on this common purpose but from different roles?

The session explored how governance models and engagement can serve to maximising a company's positive impact. Featuring Frank Wagemans (Achmea Investment management), Casper Jones (Krisos) and Willemijn Verloop (Rubio impact); moderated by Impact Europe’s own Inès Mertens.

This session shed light on the catalytic role of public or philanthropic capital to scale impact funds. Featuring Cyril Gouiffès (EIF), Nadia Nikolova (Allianz) and Josien Sluijs (SDG Impact Finance Initiative); moderated by Impact Europe’s own Alessia Gianoncelli.

Marking the release of our collaborative report on Social Procurement, Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy (Sattva) and Alexandra van der Ploeg (SAP) took the stage with Impact Europe CEO Roberta Bosurgi. 

Download the report here:
https://www.impacteurope.net/insights/paving-way-business-resilience-and-sustainability 

In this session, Clodagh Connolly (B4SI) and Isabelle Messager (Sanofi) explored innovative strategies employed by companies to address inequality within their value chains and broader societal contexts. Moderated by Impact Europe’s own Sophie Faujour! 

Recorded live at Impact Transformers in The Hague, the opening panel covered transformative change from the perspectives of Gary White (Water.org) and Patty O’Hayer (Reckitt), moderated by Impact Europe’s own Sophie Faujour! 

Learn more:
https://water.org/
https://reckitt.com/ 
https://www.businessofimpact.org/thehague/home 
https://www.impacteurope.net/ 

Coming back to the concept of Impact Together, we’re looking back at day 2 of Impact Week and search further for unexpected perspectives and innovative breakthroughs in impact finance, necessary to accelerate the journey, scale up what works and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals together. Together across the continuum of capital, together across the sectors and across the geographies.