Impact Days 2025

12–13 May 2025 | Vienna, Austria

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Lisa Hiery

Executive Director

Yunus Social Business

Munich, Germany

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My organisation

Yunus Social Business believes in the power of business to end poverty. We were founded by Peace Nobel Laureate Prof. Yunus and Saskia Bruysten to expand the success of social business from Bangladesh around the world. Our Philanthropic Venture Funds grow local social businesses that provide employment, education, healthcare, clean water and clean energy to over 13 million people in East Africa, Latin America & India. We turn donations into investments in social businesses, which we reinvest over and over again, multiplying the impact each time. Our long-term, patient loans and hands-on growth support are delivered by our team of local professionals, allowing our social businesses to flourish. Our Corporate Initiatives have guided multinationals (incl. Danone, Veolia, McCain, MAN, Tata) to apply their core competencies to some of the greatest human challenges. “A charity dollar has one life, a Social Business dollar can be invested over and over again”
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About me

Hi, I’m Lisa. I believe that it is every organization’s job to contribute to a desirable future for everyone. Let’s get to work.
I work with corporates, SME and startups. I support social businesses and impact first companies. Together we make what we do count. Through impact-driven innovation and business design. Through concrete action.

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

12:40 - 13:30