Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2025 Australian Impact Investment Awards.
The awards dinner last Wednesday, was an incredible evening of celebration of the many teams and individuals that have made meaningful contributions to Australia’s impact investing sector.
Award-winning comedian and actor Matt Okine was a wonderful MC, while the event received insight and support from the Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP and the Social Impact Hub’s Jessica Mendoza-Roth. The Awards were supported by event partners Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, Social Impact Hub and the Impact Investing Hub.
Category Winners and Highly Commended awardees
Impact Market Builder of the Year
Sponsored by Unless Financial and presented by Dave Rae:
- Winner: Australian Impact Investments
- Highly Commended: Huber Social and Impact Seed
Impact Asset Manager Of The Year
Presented by Sabina Curatolo:
- Winner: NorthStar Impact
- Highly Commended: Save the Children Global Ventures and For Purpose Investment Partners
Impact Asset Owner Of The Year
Presented by David Hetherington:
- Winner: Australian Unity
Impact Enterprise Of The Year
Presented by Emma Coath:
- Winner: Hutt St Centre
Emerging Markets Impact Investment Of The Year
Sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, presented by Rebecca Parkinson:
- Joint Winners: Good Return for their ‘Impact Investment Fund 1’ and LeapFrog Investments for their ‘Growth Equity Strategy’
- Highly Commended: Sweef Capital for the ‘Southeast Asia Women’s Economic Fund (SWEEF)’
Individual Outstanding Achievement Awards
Sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment and presented by Keenan Bunning:
- Jennifer Buckley, Sweef Capital
- Andrew Kuper, LeapFrog Investments
- Claudia Kwan, NorthStar Impact
- Silvia Pfeiffer PhD GAICD, CARED and others
- Ben Smith, Paul Ramsay Foundation
Judges, who trawled through the many applications and considered each with diligence and care, were Emily Albert, Emma Coath, Sabina Curatolo, David Hetherington, Amber O’Connell, Rebecca Parkinson, and Michael van Niekerk.
The awards were made possible by Platinum Sponsor, the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), and sponsors the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, UNLESS Financial, Australian Ethical Investment, and Century – Venues, Events, Artists.