Welcome to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Investing Toolkit.

“We needed to come up with a framework that struck a balance between being aspirational (and inspirational) and attainable for a broad diversity of organisations by size, maturity, team size, etc. We wanted something that would work for a majority of the industry, but wouldn’t be a tick-the-box exercise.”

“As investors, we have to go beyond getting new people in the door, and instead ask how we can support them enough to stay”

“We bumped into an untapped market. It exists, it’s there. And the more we look for [diverse entrepreneurs], the more we find them.”

“Black, Brown and Indigenous voices remain severely underrepresented across the financial services industry. To truly scale up impact and drive racial justice across the industry, a majority of firms will need to adopt an EDI approach that is similar or better than ours”

“I think people are still skeptical that you can truly have a product in the market, particularly targeting the Maori communities, with the right risk return profile”

“As grant makers in advancing inclusive development, we must work together to ensure that we’re funding initiatives that help dismantle systemic barriers”

“With complex colonial, cultural, and political histories shaping the definition and treatment of different groups, it is critical to enter investment relationships with both awareness and humility, particularly as international fund managers with capital sources highly concentrated in the global North”

“Capital is often the rocket fuel propelling global inequities. In order to undo centuries of compounding injustice we must be proactive and bold with our investments.”

“We see the role of our incubation advisory more as a privilege to be able to engage with these entrepreneurs who are willing to trust us and our commitment as we build the enterprises with them”