Conscious Investment Management

What Conscious Investment Management does

Conscious Investment Management (CIM) is a privately held Australian impact investment fund manager founded in 2019 by former Goldman Sachs Australia bankers Matthew Tominc (CIO), Alex Debney and Adam Gregory (Executive Chairman). Headquartered in Melbourne with a Sydney office, CIM manages dedicated impact investment funds for institutional investors, family offices, high net worth individuals, charitable foundations and not-for-profit organisations. As of its 2025 Impact Report, the firm reported A$424M in Funds Under Management and A$528M of total capital dedicated to impact, distributed across more than 800 investor relationships and 13 not-for-profit Impact Partners.

CIM's core products are the flagship CIM Impact Fund (a diversified real assets vehicle) and the CIM Social Housing Fund series, with Social Housing Fund 2 reaching a A$181M final close in June 2025 under the federal Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) program. Underlying investment categories include social and affordable housing, Specialist Disability Accommodation (NDIS-funded), distributed rooftop solar, biodiverse carbon farming and social impact bonds, spanning social infrastructure, environment and climate, and health and education themes mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals. The firm operates an Impact Partner model in which not-for-profit operators with frontline expertise acquire and manage assets financed by CIM, and measures outcomes using its proprietary Impact Management Norms (IMN) scoring framework (0–5 scale, with current portfolio assets scoring 4.3–4.8). CIM holds AFSL No. 526820 via Conscious Investment Management Funds Pty Ltd and holds RIAA Responsible Investment Leader status (2022–2024), RIAA Sustainable Plus certification, Climate Active carbon neutral certification, and is a signatory to the Operating Principles for Impact Management.

CIM generates revenue through management fees on Funds Under Management and potentially performance fees on delivered returns, targeting 7–11% annual returns with a ~6% current cash yield on its flagship impact fund. The go-to-market combines direct institutional sales (cornerstone LPs include Paul Ramsay Foundation, Terry Snow via Australian Impact Investments, and Crestone Wealth Management as a distribution partner), not-for-profit Impact Partner relationships for deal sourcing and asset management, and government partnerships (Housing Australia, Homes Victoria) to access subsidised housing pipelines. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; distribution is exclusively Australian-domestic with no international fund vehicles disclosed.

Name

Conscious Investment Management

Legal name

Conscious Investment Management Pty Ltd

Website

https://consciousinvest.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conscious Investment Management is an Australian impact investment fund manager founded in 2019 that invests in social and affordable housing, Specialist Disability Accommodation, renewable energy and carbon farming on behalf of institutional investors, family offices, foundations and not-for-profit Impact Partners, managing A$424M in FUM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN), Impact / ESG Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAJ), Stewardship & Active Ownership (Engagement, Proxy Voting, Shareholder Advocacy) (FSAAALAD)

Keywords

• Impact investment funds
• Social housing finance
• Specialist disability accommodation
• Ethical fund management
• Carbon farming investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: CIM generates revenue by managing impact investment funds on behalf of investors (family offices, foundations, institutions). The firm charges management fees on funds under management and may earn performance fees on returns delivered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Conscious Investment Management is an Australian impact investment fund manager that builds and manages pooled impact investment vehicles. The firm raises capital from institutional investors, family offices, foundations and high-net-worth individuals, and deploys it into real assets across social infrastructure (social and affordable housing, specialist disability accommodation, youth housing), environment and climate (biodiverse carbon farming, distributed rooftop solar) and health and education (social impact bonds). Performance is measured against the proprietary Impact Management Norms (IMN) framework, and assets are operated by not-for-profit Impact Partners.

Product overview

Conscious Investment Management is a dedicated impact investment fund manager offering a suite of investment products focused on generating positive social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. The core offering consists of the CIM Impact Fund (flagship diversified real assets fund) and CIM Social Housing Fund 2, which invest across three impact themes: Social Infrastructure (social and affordable housing, Specialist Disability Accommodation, youth housing), Environment and Climate (biodiverse carbon farming, distributed rooftop solar), and Health and Education (social impact bonds). The CIM Social Housing Fund 2 reached final close in June 2025 with $181M in commitments, targeting approximately 1,500-2,000 new social and affordable dwellings through the Housing Australia Future Fund program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIM Impact Fund Flagship diversified impact investment fund that invests in real assets across three impact themes - Social Infrastructure, Environment and Climate, and Health and Education - targeting financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental impact. For wholesale, family office and institutional investors seeking UN SDG-aligned exposure.
• CIM Social Housing Fund First social and affordable housing-focused impact investment fund, raised A$97 million to finance social and affordable housing in partnership with community housing providers and state government agencies. For institutional and wholesale investors.
• CIM Social Housing Fund 2 Second-generation social and affordable housing fund (12-year closed-ended) targeting A$200 million in commitments, financing approximately 15-20 projects through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) program. Final close in June 2025 reached A$181 million. Aims to deliver 1,500-2,000 new social and affordable dwellings. Targets 8-12% annual returns comparable to core property funds.

Quantifiable outcome

• 372 social and affordable housing dwellings financed, expected to house ~650 people
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP): Australian impact fund manager that co-invested with CIM on the Summer Housing SDA deal; specialises in social and affordable housing investment vehicles, serving family offices and foundations — direct competitor for the same impact-LP base.
• Impact Investment Group (IIG): Australia and New Zealand-based impact fund manager with comparable real-asset, multi-theme impact investing approach across housing, environment, and social infrastructure; overlapping LP base and similar early-mover positioning in Australasian impact investing.
• Giant Leap Fund: Australian impact investment venture fund founded by Pioneers Post; comparable multi-theme impact investing model with measurable impact focus, though tilting toward venture and growth-stage investments versus CIM's real-asset orientation.
• Australian Impact Investments: Australian impact investment fund manager co-investing with CIM in Social Housing Fund 2; shares the same Australian social infrastructure/affordable housing thesis, target investor base (family offices, foundations), and impact measurement orientation.

Emerging players

• Pollination Group: Australian climate-focused advisory and investment firm with overlap in environmental/climate impact investing (carbon markets, nature-based solutions) — comparable on the environment theme of CIM's portfolio though more advisory-led.

Others

• Social Ventures Australia (SVA): Australian social impact intermediary and impact investing ecosystem builder; not a direct fund manager competitor but a partner-adjacent organisation that influences capital flows in the same impact themes CIM addresses.
• K2 Asset Management: Australian boutique real assets manager with some thematic/sustainable strategies; comparable in scale and Australian real-asset orientation but with broader real estate/REIT focus rather than impact-specific mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Ethical Partners Funds Management: Australian ESG-focused fund manager offering separately managed accounts and listed strategies; serves similar institutional and family office segments but with broader public-market mandate versus CIM's private impact real-asset focus.
• Australian Ethical Investment: Largest ASX-listed Australian ethical/responsible investment manager (A$13B+ AUM); offers diversified ESG portfolios rather than CIM's targeted impact theme, but competes for the same values-aligned Australian retail and institutional investor pools.
• Perpetual Private Impact Investments: Perpetual's impact investment arm managing multi-asset impact strategies for HNW and institutional clients; competes for the same Australian family office and foundation capital but as a much larger, established incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@consciousinvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conscious-investment-management

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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