Net Impact Q2 Impact Report

2021 Q2 IMPACT REPORT APRIL 202 1-J U NE 202 1

INSPIRE. EQUIP. ACTIVATE. Net impact is a grassroots, global movement of students and emerging impact leaders committed to using their skills to make a positive impact for people and planet.

LETTER FROM THE CEO Never has it been more clear that the climate crisis is

and equip, we’ve added “activate,” as both our member

upon us. Never has it been more evident that under-

network and corporate partners are inspired, are increasingly

represented people globally are given short shrift in access

sophisticated and equipped, but seek demonstrable

to our collective abundance and resources. Social injustice

activations to hasten change for the better. Structuring

abounds and is frequently reinforced by our systems and

our work around key themes, allows us to develop internal

lawmakers. It can feel daunting. It can feel hopeless, even

heightened issue expertise amongst a coming cohort

to be committedly on the side of ‘good’ or ‘moral’. People

of Fellows and our own Program Managers. We’ll offer

feel anxiety, even if in general agreement, as they feel that

activations within these verticals in the forms of programs:

they lack say or input in direction. With a mission to inspire,

case competitions and challenges, entrepreneurial incubators,

equip and activate emerging leaders to foment a just and

fellowships, credentialing/training and other events.

sustainable world, this is our time.

The work we do is now shaped by an annual theme. For the As we look ahead to achieving our ambitious goals in the new

end of our fiscal year in June, we wound down Reimagining

fiscal year and beyond, our two key stakeholders —

Capitalism, which manifested in 10 virtual events and

Net Impact’s network of emerging leaders and our business

reached more people than we’ve ever attracted to physical

partners — are leaning in on how they can hasten change

conferences in the ‘before times’. Challenged by you, our

— sometimes together, sometimes at odds. Ours is the

friends of the organization, to continue the coherence of

challenge to harmonize these constituencies, both on their

this framing, we announced our fiscal year 2022 theme,

respective journeys toward ‘good’, into a powerful collective

The Regenerative Economy: Reimagined Capitalism for

force that hastens the trajectory toward a more just and

People and Planet. The series’s upcoming events will infuse

sustainable planet.

learnings around this theme within our other activities and social messaging as well.

We must forge alliances, and the most functional and influential ones presently are all people and business.

It is the obligation of Net Impact to be at the frontier of the

Business is not anthropomorphic, prone to human failings

movement toward business as a force for positive change. It

and frailties. I’ve written that “business is a mirror” —

is the objective of our engaged community to hasten change

their movement in the direction of good, embracing all

while building lives that harmonize their values with the

stakeholders is because it is in their interest to do so (and less

work they do, how they consume, how they invest. Together,

cynically, business is run and operated by people who want

we can seek exponential outcomes to foment a just and

this too) and their current and future employees, consumers,

sustainable world.

communities where they operate and shareholders all want it.

Nothing about us without us.

We at Net Impact hold up two mirrors we seek to harmonize: one to our largely next-gen member network and the other to our corporate funding partners. We see a growing intersection between them, particularly around Climate; Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and Responsible Finance and Investing. As part of our mission to inspire

PETER M. LUPOFF CEO, Net Impact

“Net Impact allowed my zeal for sustainability and social responsibility to not be a mumble. I left feeling inspired and empowered to make improvements in my own community.”

LUKE G Net Impact Event Attendee

POWER IN NUMBERS Our Chapters are the drivers of our mission and, each year, our community of more than 100,000 people, including our 300+ chapters create 4000+ projects and events in support of a more just and sustainable world. Featured insights from our Chapters in 2020-2021 include:

TOP ISSUES CHAPTERS ENGAGED IN PROGRAMMING, EVENTS, AND PROJECTS

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY/ RESPONSIBILITY

CLIMATE CHANGE

CAREER SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT

JUSTIC, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

HOW CHAPTERS PROVIDE VALUE TO MEMBERS

85%

say members felt inspired to create a more just and sustainable world

86%

say members expanded their knowledge of social and environmental issues

79%

say members built their network of individuals oriented toward making social or environmental change

Like-minded communities committed to making a difference in the world As we reach the close of our 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, we reflect on the many different accomplishments of our community of social impact and sustainability leaders. From July 2020 to June 2021, Net Impact’s community and initiatives achieved milestones such as:

100+ solutions,

actions plans, and ventures were created by participants in our programs

40k+

90%

92%

across all of our

inspired to take

their experience with

programs and

further action based

Net Impact’s programs

events, live and

on their experience

expanded their

digitally

with Net Impact’s

knowledge of critical

programs and events

social and environmental

people engaged

of participants were

of participants said

impact issue

2020-2021 CHAPTER DEMOGRAPHICS

29%

23%

Breakdown by chapter type Undergraduate

13%

Graduate Hybrid (Graduate and Undergraduate)

35%

Professional

5%

3% 5%

63%

Other

Europe Canada United States

2%

Asia

22% Africa

CHAPTERS BY GEOGRAPHY

2020-2021 CHAPTER OF THE YEAR WINNERS In recognition of the leadership and innovation of our chapters, Net Impact selects five winners from our network annually from the following categories: Undergraduate, Graduate, International Student, Professional, and International Professional. These chapters demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to making a positive impact on their communities and the world. Our volunteer global chapter community uses their collaborative skills and resources to support an array of social impact and sustainability efforts in their cities, communities, and on college campuses. In the face of challenges and hardships presented by the pandemic, this year’s winners demonstrated resilience and a steadfast commitment to driving meaningful change on today’s most pressing issues.

Highlights from this year’s winners include: UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER WINNER:

GRADUATE CHAPTER WINNER:

Mesa Community College

Northwestern University–

Partnered with the nonprofit Feed My

Kellogg Graduate School of Management

Starving Children to host the largest service

Hosted Social Impact Week on their

day event in the college’s history, engaging

campus and partnered with ten on-campus

180 volunteers.

organizations to deliver sixteen events

Collaborated with the City of Mesa in Arizona to educate students and community

focused on how individual actions can lead to collective change.

members about the 2020 Census. Students

Engaged over 75% of all Kellogg students in

served 1000 hours and engaged 1500 to

24 events throughout the year.

pledge to take the census.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL

CHAPTER WINNER:

CHAPTER WINNER:

The Indian School of Business Chapter

The Amsterdam Professional Chapter

Engaged with large-scale organizations

Created the “Impact From Home”

such as Goonj, India Welfare, and GiveIndia

lunchtime learning sessions to connect with

to assist with initiatives, including COVID-19

members and drive sustainable change.

relief operations and funding.

Launched the Net Impact Amsterdam

Collaborated with over 75 social

Mentorship Program, which matched

organizations, including NGOs, philanthropy

25 young professionals with mid-to

groups, Corporate Social Responsibility

senior-level sustainability, impact, and

groups, and development consulting firms.

ESG leaders.

PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER WINNER: The New York City Professional Chapter Hosted 11 virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connected with over 150 volunteers on successful consulting projects for 18 local non-profit and social enterprise clients.

Chapter of the Year Winners 2020-2021

“Chapter of the Year is a testament to the strength and widely shared commitment to social impact shared by so many in our community.”

N O R T H W E S T E R N U N I V E R S I T Y C H A PT E R , 2 0 2 1 C H A PT E R O F T H E Y E A R W I N N E R

THE STAKES ARE HIGH, BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE ARE GREAT Celebrating a Successful Reimagining Capitalism Series In May, Net Impact hosted the final event in our Reimagining Capitalism series, concluding a year-long examination of how we,

10 Events

as a global society, can and must repair the flaws of capitalism and envision a more evolved economic system that can drive better, more inclusive outcomes for shareholders, employees, consumers, suppliers, communities and the planet. Throughout the series, our events engaged our community in an array of topics including, reimagining business and community partnerships; business’s role in creating value; bridging the socio-economic gap in the digital divide; and addressing the racial wealth gap, among others. Highlights from this series included:

86%

said their knowledge expanded on how the companies and organizations involved in the series are addressing social and environmental issues

40+

expert speakers from the social impact and sustainability sector

2,429 Attendees

Reimagining Capitalism Event Member Demographics

33%

STUDENTS

67%

PROFESSIONAL

What Attendees Said...

“I really enjoyed hearing from professionals on the ground working on sustainability efforts.”

“It was very interesting to hear different perspectives on how capitalism could be used to create positive change, not just generate profits.”

“The best part was hearing and learning from different and new perspectives that I would otherwise have likely not been exposed to.”

INTRODUCING THE REGENERATIVE ECONOMY In 2021-2022, we are building on the critical

regenerative principles in business, social

dialogues ignited by our previous theme,

innovation, and fundamentally, in our way of

Reimagining Capitalism, in our new event series,

living, to consider what we value, how we work,

The Regenerative Economy. This new series will

and what change we are working to enact. The

examine and explore how we, as a people and

first two events of The Regenerative Economy

humanity, can shift the priorities of business

series will be:

and capitalism by acknowledging the boundaries of planetary resources and harnessing our interconnectedness to uplift economic systems that steward humanity and our shared environment.

Through this series of interactive events and opportunities, Net Impact will lead conversations and offer opportunities to learn and apply

Building a Regenerative Economy: How Green Swans Can Achieve Impact at Scale with John Elkington and Gary Sheng Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, featuring Paul Hawken

UP TO US CELEBRATES THE

2020-2021 CAMPUS COMPETITION WINNER OF

“There are no sides, only solutions in the Up to Us Movement” In June, Net Impact’s Up to Us program

As a result of their campaign, the team hosted

announced that the Baruch College team from

32 events with 21 different on-and off-campus

New York City had won the 2020-2021 Up to

organizations and submitted over 1500 signed

Us Campus Competition, a national campaign

Up to Us pledges to 75 elected officials and city

focused on empowering students to build a

representatives.

sustainable economic and fiscal future. Through targeted events, classroom presentations, campus partnerships, and creative social media content, the Baruch team, led by Nayancie Matthews with Tasnia Hussain, engaged 5,000 of their peers across the City of New York in conversations around sustainable fiscal and economic policy.

Tasnia Hussain

Nayancie Matthews

In addition to Baruch College, the top 20 finalists, all of which executed campaigns during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, included: Central Texas College

Stony Brook University

Earlham College

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Florida International University

University of Delaware

Howard University

University of California, Irvine

Independence Community College

University of Florida

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Fall 2020)

University of Miami

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Spring 2021)

University of Wisconsin-Oskosh

Mount Mary University

Wayne State University

Northwestern University

West Liberty University

Oakland Community College

With over 1,800 unique campuses reached, nearly 500,000 students engaged, and 10 years of advocacy, Up to Us looks forward to continuing to uplift the voices of emerging fiscal thinkers and civic engagement leaders and equip them with the skills and resources needed to advocate for a more prosperous economic future.

A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD IN 2021-2022 As we enter the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Net Impact knows that the world can longer wait for change. We are prepared to answer that call and will catalyze our community of social impact and sustainability leader to drive: Climate Action

STEM for Good

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI)

And more!

Responsible Finance

CHALLENGES

FELLOWSHIPS

Curated challenges and competitions tap into

In 2021-2022, Net Impact will establish dedicated

the interdisciplinary network of Net Impact

Fellows focused on targeted thematic areas such as

to develop innovative and actionable ideas,

Climate and JEDI to drive engagement, learning, and

solutions, and market-ready enterprises.

thought leadership focused on issue areas that matter.

EVENTS

CHAPTERS

Through our world-class events and

Our global community of chapters is at the heart

series, including The Regenerative

of what we do at Net Impact. Chapter executes

Economy series, curated to engage and

thousands of events and impact projects annually.

empower our global community. Net

We are excited about continuing to support

Impact to continue bringing critical

the growth of our Chapter community and

voices and thought-leaders together to

provide new and exciting opportunities, through

discuss and develop calls to action that

competitions programs, events, film screenings,

make a difference.

and more, to support their impact work.

INSPIRE COLLECTIVE ACTION Forward-thinking companies from across sectors partner with Net Impact to foster meaningful dialogue and help solve real-world sustainability challenges with next-generation leaders.

OUR PARTNERS