About our impact Measurable social and environmental impact

Our mission is simple: to ensure our portfolio organisations have the greatest possible impact. We consistently assess and measure their social and environmental performance with proprietary tools and best-practice standards to provide accountability to the communities we serve as well as to our stakeholders. We join our portfolio organisations on their learning journey to tap into the full impact potential of their solutions, while also reducing risks.

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FES, Ladies carrying wood

Impact process

LGT Venture Philanthropy considers the impact of its actions every step of the way. We identify the benefit that proposed solutions will have on people and the planet. We apply a framework of tools, standards and templates to due diligence for detailed analysis. We take independent research into consideration.

Together with the grantees, we identify impact KPIs and targets in the grant agreement. These are subject to transparent quarterly reporting, which designates effective methods and highlights room for improvement. In working with organizations, LGT Venture Philanthropy learns to jointly evaluate impact.

Smart stats

Since launching in 2007, LGT Venture Philanthropy has disbursed $115 million to 77 organizations. In 2024:

  • 14.8 million

    people with better access to quality healthcare

  • 86 000

    CHWs better trained and equipped

  • 1.0 million

    children with improved access to quality education

  • 86 000

    schools and community centers with improved education services

  • 96 million

    tons carbon stored (additional)

  • 290 700

    km2 land under protection/ regeneration

Publications

Impact highlights

LGT Venture Philanthropy renewed its commitment to a common market standard for impact management.

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LGT Venture Philanthropy ensured a partnership based on government increasing spending on education.

Fellows

LGT Impact Fellow Sutapa Bhattacharya helped the LGT Venture Philanthropy portfolio company Educate Girls to harness the power of data during the...

How we create impact with our portfolio organizations

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