Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing

What Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing does

The Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB) is a Dutch foundation (Stichting) established in 2020-2021 and headquartered in The Hague. It operates as an independent advisory body whose mission is to accelerate the growth and effectiveness of the impact investing market in the Netherlands. NAB serves as a convener and thought leader for Dutch institutional investors, asset managers, foundations, and other stakeholders active in impact and SDG-aligned investing, functioning as the Dutch affiliate of the global GSG Impact network.

NAB's core offerings include annual Impact Reports on the Dutch ecosystem, a Community Guide for members, the 10% Target Programme (which encourages institutional investors to allocate at least 10% of AUM to impact), a Community of Funders (CoFoF) deal-sharing platform, a Learning Hub, events, a newsletter, and the Young NABs emerging-leaders initiative. As of 2025-2026, the community comprises 47 members collectively representing approximately €84 billion in impact investments, while total Dutch impact and SDG-aligned investments reached €203 billion. NAB also operates an Emerging Markets Programme extending its mandate into international impact deployment.

As a registered ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling / public benefit organization), NAB is funded primarily through a four-year core grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supplemented by starting capital from the City of The Hague and membership contributions. The organization partners with PwC Netherlands, Impact Institute, FMO, and the European Impact Investing Consortium, and operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees.

Name

Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing

Legal name

Stichting Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing

Website

https://nabimpactinvesting.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing is a Dutch foundation that convenes institutional investors, asset managers, and ecosystem partners to accelerate growth of the Netherlands' impact investing market through research, community-building, and policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investing Advisory and Sustainable Finance Ecosystem Building

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG)

Keywords

• Impact investing advisory
• Sustainable finance ecosystem
• Institutional capital mobilization
• Impact measurement research
• Investment community building

Headquarters

HQ city

Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Core Funding (Government): The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides core funding for the NAB's operations for a multi-year period (e.g., 4 years as referenced in 2023). This constitutes the primary source of operational funding.
2. Membership Fees: The NAB has a growing community of members (47 members by 2026) who pay membership dues. The community includes foundations, specialized impact funds, asset managers, fiduciary managers, and institutional asset owners.
3. Starting Capital and Donations: The City of The Hague provided initial starting capital. As an ANBI-registered organization (Algemeen nut beogende instelling – Public Benefit Organisation), the NAB receives tax-deductible donations from natural and legal persons.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The NAB is a non-profit advisory foundation that coordinates and accelerates the Dutch impact investing market through three pillars: ENGAGE (stakeholder coordination and policy advocacy), INSPIRE (awareness building and knowledge exchange), and CATALYSE (market development and co-creation). Its core offerings include the 10% Target Programme for mobilising institutional capital, the Emerging Markets Programme, the CoFoF deal-sharing platform, annual Impact Reports and Community Guides, thematic research publications (e.g., Blended Finance, Capital Requirements, Real Estate, Dutch Pension Funds), the Learning Hub, and a programme of community events including Members' Meetings, Communities of Practice, and Young NABs.

Product overview

The Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB) operates as an advisory and advocacy organization rather than a software product company. Its offerings include annual impact reports documenting the ecosystem's progress, the Community Guide as a directory of members and partners, specialized research publications (Blended Finance, Capital Requirements, Real Estate, Pension Funds reports), and collaborative studies with partners like PwC. Core initiatives include the 10% Target Programme for mobilizing institutional capital, the Emerging Markets Programme, and the CoFoF deal-sharing platform. The organization also provides a Learning Hub with curated educational materials, a newsletter for community updates, and regular events including Members' Meetings, Young NABs sessions, and themed Communities of Practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 10% Target Programme A flagship programme aimed at mobilising more Dutch institutional capital towards impact investing, with a goal of reaching 10% allocation. Targets Dutch institutional investors including pension funds, fiduciary managers, and asset owners, and is supported by policy advocacy, market intelligence, and the CoFoF deal-sharing platform.
• Emerging Markets Programme An initiative strengthening impact investing ecosystems in emerging markets, designed to connect the Dutch impact investing community with capital deployment opportunities in developing economies.
• CoFoF (Community of Funds) A deal-sharing platform and events programme connecting impact investors with investment opportunities, enabling members to source, evaluate, and co-invest in impact opportunities across the Dutch ecosystem.
• NAB Community Membership A paid membership programme for foundations, specialized impact funds, asset managers, fiduciary managers, and institutional asset owners active in the Dutch impact investing ecosystem. Membership includes access to NAB events, market research, the CoFoF deal-sharing platform, working groups, and the broader GSG global network.
• Young NABs A networking and development programme for young professionals (under 35) representing NAB member organisations, providing events, exposure, and community engagement across the Dutch impact investing ecosystem.
• NAB Events Programme An ongoing programme of events including Members' Meetings, Young NABs sessions, Communities of Practice, and Breakfast Inspiration Workshops on various impact investing themes such as biodiversity, blended finance, climate mitigation, energy transition, green bonds, healthcare, impact measurement, listed equities, private debt, real estate, regenerative agri-food, and water.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dutch impact and SDG-aligned investments reached €203 billion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• PwC NetherlandsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026The NAB and PwC Netherlands are collaborating to develop the 2026 State of the Impact Investing Ecosystem, the leading study on the size, trends, barriers, enablers, and future of impact investing in the Netherlands.
• GSG Impact (Global Steering Group for Impact Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The NAB is the Dutch chapter of GSG Impact, a global network of national advisory boards for impact investing. GSG serves as the parent organization and provides international coordination, shared frameworks, and a global platform for the NAB's ecosystem-building activities.
• Impact InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Impact Institute partners with the NAB on workshop content, including the Learning Hub. The Impact Institute presents real-life impact cases and provides expertise for Breakfast Inspiration Workshops on topics including Water and other themes.
• Impact for BreakfastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA sister organization that co-organizes workshops and knowledge-sharing events with the NAB as part of the Learning Hub initiative.
• EVPA (now Impact Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA European impact investing network that partners with the NAB on workshop and learning content as part of the Learning Hub initiative.
• Impact Investing Institute (UK NAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Impact Investing Institute (UK NAB) is described as a 'sister organisation' and provides access to its free Learning Hub — a trusted resource for professionals to deepen understanding of impact investing, recommended by the Dutch NAB to its community.
• ImpactCity The HagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn initiative of the Municipality of The Hague focused on building the impact ecosystem. ImpactCity organizes ImpactFest, an annual flagship impact event, with which the NAB collaborates.
• European Impact Investing Consortium (members: Impact Europe, GSG Impact, and European NABs including France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NAB has been collaborating since 2021 with the European Impact Investing Consortium to align definitions of impact investments and harmonize survey methodologies. Consortium members include European NABs (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, UK) and academic institutions. The consortium published 'The 5 Ws of Impact Investing' position paper establishing consensus on impact investing definitions and investor strategies.
• FMOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMO (Dutch Development Bank) is a key ecosystem partner referenced in 2022 and hosts events with the NAB, including the Blended Finance Marketplace and Breakfast Inspiration Workshops on Private Debt.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• France Invest: French private equity and growth-capital association that also operates impact-investing initiatives. Member of the European Impact Investing Consortium alongside NAB; comparable as a national industry body advancing impact-investing practice and policy.
• GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network): Global membership organization for impact investors providing research, tools, and convening. Comparable as an ecosystem builder advancing impact-investing definitions, standards, and market intelligence — complementary in scope to NAB but operating at a global rather than national level.
• Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG Impact): Parent network of national advisory boards for impact investing. GSG Impact is the global counterpart and convener that NAB participates in as the Dutch chapter — directly comparable as a national advisory board on impact investing with similar convening, advocacy, and market-development mandates.
• Impact Europe (formerly EVPA): European impact-investing industry network that partners with NAB on Learning Hub workshops. Comparable as a pan-European ecosystem body convening investors, funders, and social enterprises around impact investing and venture philanthropy.
• Impact Investing Institute (UK NAB): UK sister organization explicitly described by NAB as a 'sister organisation'; provides the Learning Hub that NAB recommends to its community. Operates with the same national advisory board model on impact investing in the UK, making it the closest structural and functional peer.

Emerging players

• Impact Institute: Dutch impact-measurement organization that co-delivers NAB's Learning Hub content and Breakfast Inspiration Workshops. Comparable as an impact-themed knowledge partner serving the Dutch impact ecosystem, with a more specialized focus on impact measurement and valuation.
• FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank): Dutch development finance institution that hosts NAB events including the Blended Finance Marketplace. Partially overlaps with NAB on ecosystem-building for impact investing in emerging markets and blended finance — comparable on convening and market-development activities but operating as a DFI rather than an advisory body.

Broad incumbents

• Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI): UN-supported network of institutional signatories committed to incorporating ESG and responsible investment. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same ESG/sustainable-investment advisory space as NAB, but at a global scale and across all responsible-investment themes rather than focused exclusively on impact investing.

Regional players

• Social Enterprise NL: Dutch sector body for social enterprises; partial overlap with NAB's entrepreneur-facing activities. Comparable as a Dutch non-profit ecosystem builder but focused on the enterprise rather than investor side of the impact economy.
• Sustainable Finance Lab (Netherlands): Dutch academic and stakeholder platform on sustainable finance, partially overlapping with NAB's policy-advocacy mandate. Comparable as a Netherlands-based sustainable-finance advisory/think-tank activity but more research- and policy-oriented rather than investor-convening.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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