The Impact Economy

The Granito Group is exclusively devoted to the Impact Economy, a form of capitalism that embraces financial and economic activities (production, consumption, and trade of goods and services) carried out with the purpose of both generating profits and having a positive impact on society (people) and the environment (planet).

Participants in the Impact Economy understand and manage the impact their activities have on their principal stakeholders and the environment. They work to prevent negative impacts and optimize positive ones. An Impact Economy is both sustainable in social and environmental terms and value-creating in financial terms.

Albeit being more comprehensive and inclusive, the Impact Economy concept is related to ideas such as “Conscious Capitalism” (Raj Sisodia and John Mackey), “Sustainable Capitalism” (Al Gore and David Blood), or “Triple Bottom Line” economy (John Elkington).

Sustainability is at the same time rules-based, bottom-up, inward-looking as it is vision-based, top-down, and outward-looking. It is comprehensive and transformational.

All operations, transactions, projects, research, and policy-advising conducted by the Granito Group are to be executed within the boundaries of the Impact Economy. We work with investors and businesses who share these views. We support them in the incorporation of sustainability policies, practices or data in their risk management models, financial enhancement strategies, and positive impact generation objectives. 

Several trends and surveys indicate that corporate leaders and stakeholders have never been so aware of their social responsibility as now.

Why it matters

The benefits of addressing ESG issues are broad and long-term

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

Portfolios that integrate key ESG factors alongside rigorous financial analysis often have lower risk and even outperformance over the medium to long term.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The integration of ESG considerations could lead to greater resilience. Sustainable portfolios provide greater downside protection in ‘risk-off’ scenarios and are less vulnerable to sustainability risks such as climate change.

POSITIVE IMPACT

Embedding ESG considerations into financial transactions and corporate practices leads to better societal and environmental outcomes

COMPLIANCE

Organizations that are more responsible about their environmental footprint are less likely to be recipients of adverse regulatory outcomes.

REPUTATION

The higher companies are rated on their ESG credentials, the better their overall reputation. 

TALENT

Organizations that promote strong ESG values have been found to be successful at attracting and retaining employees who are loyal, passionate, and feel valued