Impact
Impact Investing
Accelerating Impact and Business Growth, Together.
Since our founding, we have worked to tackle social challenges through investment in environmental and energy startups. Long before impact investing became a widely recognized concept, we were building the experience and knowledge that now form the bedrock of our investment philosophy.
Our belief is simple: Impact drives performance. Creating positive impact and growing the business accelerate one another. We believe that startups genuinely committed to addressing social and environmental challenges are the ones that create enduring enterprise value. Guided by this conviction, we provide capital to bold entrepreneurs and work alongside them to build new industries and a better society through innovation.
Our Four Pillars
Unwavering sector focus on environment and energy since inception
Backing startups that create both innovation and measurable impact
Practicing impact measurement and management
Pursuing financial returns and social impact as mutually reinforcing goals
Impact and ESG in Practice
We integrate impact investing strategy across the full investment lifecycle, from due diligence through exit, with continuous monitoring and active portfolio support.
Impact Analysis Framework
We apply internationally recognized frameworks, including the Impact Management Project (IMP) five dimensions of impact, to conduct rigorous, multi-faceted qualitative assessments of impact.
Impact Metrics
We set measurable impact KPIs for each portfolio company and continuously monitor, manage, and support their impact creation over time, drawing on frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global Engagement
In 2020, EEI became the first Japanese firm to join Impact Capital Managers, a global network of leading impact investors. We have also been a founding signatory of Japan’s Impact-driven Financing Initiative, backed by approximately 70 domestic financial institutions, contributing to the practice, promotion, and market development of impact investing.
Impact Report
Beginning with EEI Fund IV (established 2018), we have published an annual Impact Report for our limited partners, reflecting an early and ongoing commitment to transparency and disclosure.