María Ángeles León chairs a funds management company that looks beyond pure profit. Global Social Impact Investments manages a fund to finance companies in Africa

The second virtual day of Radar Pyme focuses on alternative and impact financing. Jaime García Cantero, content director of Foro Retina, interviews Pedro Goizueta, Head of Investor Relations and Operations of Global Social Impact

Three of the founding figures of the impact movement in Spain participated in the first edition of Impact Investment Time: José Luis Ruiz de Munain of SpainNab, María Ángeles León of Global Social Impact Investments and Agustín Vitórica of GAWA Capital.

The pandemic is driving investment with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, a philosophy that is accelerating following the European governments reconstruction plans and the investment community’s commitment to society.

Impact investment vehicles, already established in the Anglo-Saxon market, are beginning to develop in Spain

The vehicle will invest in short- and medium-term debt of companies in sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging countries. Santa Comba (shareholder group of GSI Investments) and MAPFRE will make the initial capital contribution and MAPFRE AM will act as investment advisor.

With the rise of socially responsible investment, a category of funds that introduces a third vector, social impact, has emerged.

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has approved the funds management company Global Social Impact Investments SGIIC,
specialized in social impact investment funds.