Our partnerships
We collaborate with strong partners and are involved in networks – locally, nationally, and internationally. Together, we make an impact and promote innovation for a sustainable future.
Partnerships
Impact
We have been a member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) since 2024 and are actively involved in various working groups. We are working on the further development of standards, methods, and practical knowledge in the field of impact investing on a global level.
We have a well-established and trusting relationship with the German federal initiative Impact Investing. In 2025, we will be co-leading the task force to develop non-binding guidance for impact investing at the EU level. Prior to that, we led the Frontier Emerging Markets working group in 2023-2024 and published the paper “Why Impact Investing in Frontier & Emerging Markets?” with our colleagues.
Together with the German Federal Association for Alternative Investments, we have drafted a position paper entitled “Impact Investing in Alternative Investments.” In it, we show that alternative investments in private markets are particularly well suited to achieving impact—for example, through direct influence on assets, operational control, or targeted financing in less efficient capital markets.
Since 2024, we have been part of the Impact Disclosure Taskforce and co-author of the Impact Disclosure Guidance. The Taskforce is a network of financial institutions, capital market players, and industry representatives that develops voluntary guidelines for impact-oriented disclosure at the company level. The goal is to create mechanisms that facilitate the reporting, analysis, and financing of impact in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Since 2023, we have been a partner of UNEP FI and are involved in the working group for the further development of the Impact Analysis Tool, which helps banks systematically analyze the positive and negative effects of their portfolios. The current focus is on mapping the results to the ESRS.
Wir sind Teil des Netzwerks Impact Cologne, das engagierte Akteur*innen der Nachhaltigkeits- und Impact-Szene aus Köln zusammenbringt. Ziel des Netzwerks ist es, den Austausch zu wirkungsorientierten Lösungen zu fördern, Kooperationen zu ermöglichen und gemeinsam Impulse für eine zukunftsfähige Ökonomie im Raum Köln zu setzen. Als evolutiq Impact Advisory bringen wir unsere fachliche Expertise und praktische Erfahrung in diesen Dialog ein.
Nachhaltigkeit
We have a long-standing partnership with the Center for Sustainable Corporate Management (ZNU) at Witten/Herdecke University. We work together on various projects relating to corporate sustainability - scientifically sound and practice-oriented.
These include the further development of the ZNU's Sustainable Management Standard and the “Sustainable Sports Clubs Bonn” project, which brings sustainability into new contexts at a local level.
The cooperation with the ZNU is an important anchor point for us when it comes to combining the latest scientific findings with practical implementation.
Software partner
The leadity software supports companies in systematically anchoring sustainability - from ESG reporting and climate accounting to project management. Common standards such as the ZNU Standard for Sustainable Development, CSRD/ESRS, GRI or the DNK are seamlessly integrated.
We support our customers in getting started with the system, help with the transfer of existing data and jointly set up suitable project management on the platform. Our experience shows that a good setup makes many things easier - especially when internal processes are still growing or the first reports are due.
If things do get stuck, we are easy to contact and in direct contact with the leadity team, who can provide rapid support if required.
Speaking engagements
We also regularly give lectures on impact management and investing at institutions such as the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, EBS University, and other universities such as the University of Cologne. Our lectures are primarily aimed at specialists and executives from the finance and sustainability sectors.
As part of the training to become a ZNU Sustainability Manager and CSRD Manager, we regularly give presentations on current and upcoming EU regulations, the CSRD Regulation and the implementation of the double materiality analysis.
For nawisio, Sparkasse's sustainability software solution, we hold presentations and webinars on current developments in the field of sustainability and current legislation such as the Supply Chain Act or the CSRD.
We give talks on all topics relating to ESG, sustainability and current challenges and developments at Volksbank Köln/Bonn events.
