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Impact

We translate purpose into competitive advantage to create impact through a company’s business model, not just alongside it. With rigorous internal and third-party standards, we ensure that all our investments lift people up and contribute to sustainable systems.

2024 Impact Report
Uncompromising Impact

The work of our portfolio companies supports the scaling of impact across our investment themes: Sustainable Systems and Human Elevation. We engage our portfolio companies to develop and track key impact performance indicators, align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and pursue B Corp certification in order to measure and manage the holistic social and environmental impacts each company creates.

Systems Responsible Companies

We seek partners with values-aligned practices that generate shared value across their corporate ecosystems. This includes a purpose-driven management team committed to building a transformational business; the ability to engage employees through an authentic culture and customers through an activist brand; an inherently profitable business model purpose-built to solve social and environmental challenges; and the potential to scale as a platform in a key thematic area.

Impact at a Glance

83%

of our portfolio is B Corp Certified

Impact at a Glance

46

total key performance indicators
across funds I + II

Sustainable Systems

Climate Solutions

682M

GWh Renewable Energy Generated

Climate Solutions

3.1M

Tons Co2 Inset, Avoided, or Reduced

Climate Solutions

12.8K

Tons of Material Diversion from Landfill

Regenerative Food Systems

70.5M

Lbs Organic & Fair Trade Material Purchased

Human Elevation

Equity & Social Justice

1721

Net Jobs Created by Portfolio Companies

Equity & Social Justice

596

LMI Jobs Created

Equity & Social Justice

10.4M

Number of Lives Positively Impacted

Equity & Social Justice

108.4M

Customer Cost Savings (PosiGen)

Health & Wellness

52.4M

Organic & Healthy Meals and Snacks Served

Equity & Social Justice

4.13

Avg. 3 Mo. Student
Literacy Point Gains (Acelero)

2022 Overall B Impact Score

BlueMark

In 2024, The Builders Fund participated in a special Impact Capital Managers cohort and engaged BlueMark to independently verify the alignment of our Builders Fund II strategy with impact investing best practices. As part of this rigorous assessment, BlueMark evaluated our IMM approach across four key pillars: strategy, governance, management, and reporting. The Builders Fund II received a Gold rating, obtaining 74 out of 100 available points. Across the four pillars assessed, the Fund received “high” and “advanced” ratings, performing better than the BlueMark averages in every pillar.

B Corp

We are proud to be a certified B Corp since 2015. The Fund was honored as one of the “Best for the World” B Corps of 2022 for our efforts in Governance and Customers. To receive this honor, B Corps must achieve assessment scores in the top 5% of global Certified B Corporations. As all B Corps are already businesses that meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose, we are proud of this recognition.

Impact Assets 50 2023

Builders Fund was selected as one of the Impact Assets 50, an annual showcase of impact focused fund managers. The IA 50 is the first publicly available database that provides a gateway into the world of impact investing for donors and/or investors and their financial advisors, offering an easy way to identify experienced impact investment firms and explore the landscape of potential investment opportunities

UNPRI

We are proud signatories of the internationally-recognized Principles for Responsible Investment that demonstrates our commitment to responsible investment, and indicates our commitment to the global community seeking to build a more sustainable financial system.

Past Reports

2023 Report
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2022 Report
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2021 Report
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2020 Report
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2019 Report
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