Buckhill Capital | Council for Inclusive Capitalism

Buckhill Capital invests in people on a mission to create sustainable systems and healthy communities. Founded by Henrik Jones in 1999, Buckhill provides expansion stage capital for companies with commercially proven products that generate significant positive outcomes for the planet and society. Buckhill works with portfolio companies to develop impact targets that are measured annually and tied to Buckhill’s profit participation. Investments include SpaceX, Mill, GoodR, Para, Pallet, Graphika and Imperfect Foods.

Purpose

Buckhill strives to create sustainable systems and foster healthy communities, in order to drive positive change and improve the overall well-being of society.

Henrik Jones

General Partner, Buckhill Capital

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Alignment with Guiding Principles

We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use

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Summary

Buckhill Capital will be accountable for the impact of investments by require passing an impact test in order to receive 20% carry or the 20% must be donated to charity.

Activities & Initiatives

Buckhill Capital will have an impact test in the legal documents of all investments going forward. With legal counsel for Morrison & Foerster, Buckhill has created a new legal investment term, the Carried Interest by Verified Impact Calculations (CIVIC). The CIVIC links a fund’s carried interest to quantifiable impact metrics, and thus has the potential to create billions of dollars of incentives for institutional investment managers to pursue impact goals alongside financial returns. This project is a finalist for NYU’s Grunin Prize for Social Entrepreneurship.

Measures & Targets

Buckhill Capital is committed to creating a positive impact with its investments. In Buckhill’s fund documents is a term called Carried Interest by Verified Impact Calculations (CIVIC) that requires portfolio companies to report impact metrics against targets. If a portfolio company fails the impact test, Buckhill’s 20% profit incentive is donated to a non-profit to ensure that unsuccessful investments still make a positive impact. Inclusive Capital inspired this commitment to start annual impact metrics in 2024 and sets a new standard for socially responsible investing to be financially accountable for the impact of investments

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