With PYM’s Picks, we curate a monthly selection of the most inspiring articles, podcasts, and reports from the world of impact investing. We believe that powerful ideas and sharp analysis can help us move forward together – as investors, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.

Michiel van Asbeck is an impact investor focused on climate. After selling his company in 2022, he began investing in the energy transition, particularly in sustainable innovation and scalable initiatives. He invests both in funds and directly, with visionary but realistic entrepreneurs. 

With PYM’s Picks, we curate a monthly selection of the most inspiring articles, podcasts, and reports from the world of impact investing. We believe that powerful ideas and sharp analysis can help us move forward together – as investors, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.

Tim Noortman is an experienced impact investor with a passion for creating "emotional safe spaces." Tim is a founding father of PYM and Wire Group and lives in a community with 130 adults and 50 children on 7 hectares of urban farmland.

Maud van Beuningen worked as a lawyer in both the Netherlands and abroad before transitioning to a career in project finance. Now, she is a board member at PYM. Her strong sense of justice remains a key motivator for her work today.

'The only business plan for Europe is accelerating investments in energy. And this requires private investors in addition to governments and pension funds.' That was the urgent message of Diederik Samsom, one of the speakers at the symposium Opportunities for Energy Independence on June 16th in Amsterdam.

In this podcast, Frank talks about capital, joy, and responsibility. For him, “joy” is central: a profound, enduring inner state that arises from living meaningfully. He finds this joy, among other things, in putting his money to work for a better world, something he sees as his calling.

We've asked an artist to make a live summary of the event and collected four attendees' takeaways to give you an idea of what happened on 6 & 7 April in Amsterdam.

The life story of Frank van Beuningen reads like an adventure book. Of very wealthy descent, no talent for studying, and ended up on Wall Street at a young age. Now he is mostly concerned with getting wealthy people to put their money to work doing something good for the planet.

Ilse Bastmeijer started the ‘Goeie Grutten Foundation’ in 2016 with family capital. It quickly led her to impact investing. Now, she donates and invests in food, energy, democracy, privacy, and media.

Marleen Kappert invests directly and via funds in innovative future-proof companies. She invested her first savings on the stock exchange and built her own impact portfolio. As a risk entrepreneur, she finances and invests in affordable and sustainable housing.

Pioneering in the field of social entrepreneurship, he has encountered resistance - not least from his affluent family members. But to his great satisfaction, Frank van Beuningen knows how to get the younger generations on board. (Interview in the Volkskrant in Dutch)

After co-founding two tech startups, Jochem Wieringa became interested in alternative financial services. Jochem is now an impact investor focusing on Africa, where the ‘perceived risk’ is high and the ‘additionality’ is big. 

Software can create new opportunities for access, inclusion, monetisation and long-term economic benefit in many parts of the world. AI, blockchain and quantum technologies, if used responsibly, will exponentially increase this impact.

Basile Aloy, along with his mother and sister, invests in impact. The Belgian family is currently setting up a foundation and a venture capital fund to systematically improve sustainability within the maritime sector. 

PYM Director Suzanne Rosman shares the 6 key takeaways from her first Impact Days.

As of the 13th of May, Suzanne Rosman has joined PYM to lead and strengthen the organisation to expand its rapidly growing community of impact investors and professionals in Europe.

Nanke Den Daas and her daughters Wieteke and Lonneke Zuure established their impact investment Family Office in 2019. The three women invest, both in funds and directly, in regenerative agriculture and water, inspired by an array of wisdom.

Idgar van Kippersluis is our newest PYM ambassador. He began his career in management consulting and then founded a hands-on investment company. But after almost twenty years in private equity, he is now looking for more impact. 

Since 2011, the Impact Days have grown into the most prominent gathering for private wealth holders in the Benelux (and beyond) that focuses purely on impact. This year, we are once again bringing the impact investment community together. 

Edmond Hilhorst worked for a Dutch bank for many years, until he became an entrepreneur himself. After selling his share in the company, he decided to support other entrepreneurs who wanted to make an impact and became an avid impact investor.

After their family business was sold Nicole sought advice from a traditional asset-managing firm, but she soon realized that she couldn't separate financial profit from sustainability and societal impact

During PYM Impact Day Belgium 2023, thought leaders, impact investors and impact fund managers gathered in the heart of Brussels. What were the key takeaways?

 PYM's Alexandra Korijn is among this year's Top 50 Women in Sustainable Financ, this list gathers female leaders in the Netherlands who are dedicated to driving sustainability within the financial sector.

Ad van der Sluijs started his impact journey in 2010: from developmental aid to entrepreneurship. With this breadth of experience, he now advises other families in their journey towards impact.

Q&A about the PYM Impact Days 2023: 'Imagining the New Economy', which took place in Driebergen on the 23rd and 24th of April.

Philippe Lambrecht, the newest PYM board member, worked in traditional finance for over 30 years, until 2016 when he began his impact journey. 

After two incredibly inspiring days, Emma Schootstra came home full of ideas, motivation and urgency.  These are her six main takeaways.

André Annicq is a long-standing member of PYM. He has headed several companies and is currently leading FluiTec, a disruptor in the emerging CleanTech space.

Alexandra is the content curator for PYM’s Impact Days and Women’s Wealth Matters. An active member of the impact community, she is passionate about enabling systems change towards a regenerative, impact economy.

Willemijn is a Dutch impact investor, strongly focused on Africa. She has worked in healthcare & wellness throughout her career, aiming to improve people’s well-being.

After Jolanda brought one of the first online travel companies to great success, she decided to put all her know-how into the world of impact investing; looking for investments where she could really make a difference.

Together with his wife Astrid Guus started researching philanthropy first, but it did not feel like the answer to their situation. And then impact investing was brought to their attention

Sustainable investing and direct investing in innovative impactful companies is becoming more important. See this interview with PYM in Financial Focus.

Rense Bos, author of "Zie Impact," sat down with PYM'ers Frank van Beuningen and Alexandra Korijn to discuss using your financial assets differently.

After working as the CEO of the Americas division of her family business for 16 years. Else returned home to Belgium, to start a family office for impact investing.

One of our founders, Frank van Beuningen, spoke with the Impact Investor Podcast about starting the Impact Investing movement in the Netherlands and how he sees its future.

Maurits left a long career in banking to focus on impact. In 2017 he founded Blue Parasol Investments with his wife.

During PYM’s Impact Days, our perspective of ‘Mother Nature’ was challenged. We thought we’d further explore this through an interview with Earth.

After selling his company in 2015, Fernando embarked on a journey of change. Together with his father he started a family office dedicated to impact investing, 

We're looking back at an incredibly inspiring first Impact Investing Day in Brussels on March 17.

Liet started impact investing only 1 year ago, in the midst of the first lockdown, after attending PYM's Women's Wealth Matters event.

Peter started engaging in philanthropy very early on in his career. After a while, however, he became aware that his ‘helping’ was not very effective.

PYM's Belgian boardmember Myleen Verstraete spoke with van Lanschot BE, BNP Paribas Fortis & Marie-Claire about impact investing. (in Dutch)

Eva Yazhari built an impact investment fund impacting the lives of over 20 million low-income individuals through market-based solutions. 

According to Edwin Backes impact investing may become mainstream within the next decade, as the next generation stands to inherit vast amounts of money. 

After selling his company, he started considering the environment around him. He met with Fernando and was introduced to PYM. 

From food retail to a changemaker hub, Piet expands how he drives impact in all its forms.

Maaike explains how journalism and impact investing go hand in hand.

With the aim of accelarating the growth of impact investing in Belgium, Myleen explains how she is 100% decicated to make it the new norm. 

What keeps people from putting their money behind their ideals?Lisette & Marilou will try to answer this question and ask for your participation by filling out the survey.

What could systems in the world look like in a more sustainable and equal way? Just start reimagining....

According to Frank van Beuningen, you need to do both, invest as well as give.

An analysis by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that 32% (over $70,000 billion) of the world's wealth is held by women.

Corinne Heijn facilitates the Women’s Wealth Matters program, a dedicated space for female...

There is a fundamental change in the investment world starting to happen that will alter financial...