Unlock the power of the BW Impact Investing Score

Discover how our approach can enhance your investment strategy by helping you assess, compare, and drive measurable social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.

The BW Impact Investing Score offers a clear, quantitative framework for evaluating opportunities across five key components:

1. Scale – Assess the breadth of impact and potential reach.
2. Measurability – Track and quantify outcomes effectively over time.
3. Intentionality – Ensure investments align with specific, impactful objectives.
4. Additionality – Identify opportunities that generate transformative outcomes beyond what would occur otherwise.
5. Depth – Evaluate the meaningfulness and transformative power of change.

Developed by Barnett Waddingham, this approach simplifies complex qualitative data into an easy-to-understand metric. It enables investors to compare funds across diverse asset classes — from niche private equity solutions to global public equity opportunities — while balancing traditional financial metrics with meaningful social and environmental impact.

Download the full briefing now to explore detailed examples, understand the scoring methodology and unlock the full potential of impact investing.