In an increasingly crowded impact landscape, credibility is the key to capital.
Investors need evidence, not just intention.
IEL’s Impact Authenticity Score (IAS) and Impact Navigator Database help fund managers validate their strategies, strengthen investor confidence, and connect with allocators seeking authentic impact. Without credible, third-party validation, even high-performing funds risk being overlooked. The Impact Authenticity Score (IAS) offers a consultative, evidence-based evaluation of how consistently a fund delivers on its stated mission and financial goals — giving allocators a trusted signal and fund managers a strategic edge.
The Impact Authenticity Score
A Standard for Credibility and Growth
The Impact Authenticity Score is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive, evidence-based assessment.
The IAS examines 49 weighted metrics across three key dimensions:
Mission alignment
Fidelity between stated purpose and investment strategy
Impact execution
Strength, credibility, & consistency of impact measurement, management, and disclosure practices
Financial performance
Consistency in delivering stated financial return objectives
Benefits for Fund Managers
Validate strategy with an independent, comprehensive review.
Strengthen investor confidence and streamline due diligence with IAS Performance Reports.
Gain visibility with verified profiles and featured placement in the Impact Navigator.
Receive actionable recommendations to guide future impact and investment strategy.
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“It was basically the wild west in impact investing. I think our intention to work with IEL is in part a response to the shifting maturity of the impact industry and our interest in having a third party verification to demonstrate that we are, in fact, leaders in this space and have someone come in, look through all of our systems practices, but also our financial performance and really understand if we’re walking the talk.”
— Kristin Sadler, Head of Impact & Platform Quona Capital
“It’s always helpful to have a third party assessment and to have someone outside the organization… So, we really took it seriously, and we went line by line and we were able to create…a scorecard to measure, not only the financial return but also that impact that our partners are having.”
— Fiorella Diaz, Communications & Social Impact Manager WCCN
“I really valued the framework design that you created. And you also taught me some language that I hadn’t really been thinking about in terms of how we’re investing… It is possible for us to achieve a more sustainable economy. It takes work, it takes commitment, and it takes companies, but also their investors, to support those companies.”
— Tim Dunn, Co-Founder CIO Terra Alpha Investments
Assessment pricing is based on the number of funds you wish to publish and the number of assessments requested.
