Media Release
First-ever report on Impact Investment in WA
Strong investor appetite for more social and environmental deals shown
31 October 2025
Western Australia has seen $58m in impact investments in the past two years, with a further $123m in the pipeline, according to the first ever WA-specific industry report assessing the state of the WA impact investment market.
The report Investing with Purpose, produced by not-for-profit impact investment intermediary Impact Seed, includes an assessment of current and forward deal flow, investor sentiment, and policy and market recommendations based on industry data and a survey of participants in the WA investment market.
Mr Chuck Berger, Impact Seed’s Executive Director of Investment, said “We’ve suspected there is a great deal of investor interest in social and environmental impact methodologies, and now we have the data to prove it. A growing number of investors are searching for ways to invest in WA’s regions, in our environment, and in our social systems – but the marketplace for these deals still needs to catch up.”
According to the study, investor demand for impact deals is strong but development is hindered by a lack of government support, brokering capacity and market transparency. 55% of survey respondents indicated that “social impact” would be of “main importance” to them in the coming 5 years – a percentage equal to those identifying “financial returns” as of “main importance”.
Impact investment involves investing intentionally to create measurable environmental or social outcomes, alongside a financial return. Across Australia, there are at least $78b in assets under management in impact investments, but those investments are weighted to the Eastern States. Impact Seed’s highlights the central importance of WA’s growing pool of Aboriginal capital, estimated at between $4b-$6b in financial assets and growing rapidly, to leveraging better results for WA.
The full report can be accessed here.
Media contacts
Chuck Berger, Executive Director – Investment, chuck@impactseed.org / 0429 081 424
Cate Rocchi, Managing Director, Perth Media, cate@perthmedia.com.au / 0428 431 699
About Impact Seed
Founded in 2015, Impact Seed has grown to be one of Western Australia’s leading impact and ESG advisories, and WA’s only dedicated capacity builder for the social enterprise, impact investment and social innovation ecosystem. Impact Seed is a not-for-profit social enterprise, with a mix of philanthropy and fee-for-service income.
Impact Seed’s vision is for a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive Western Australian economy that empowers communities and values culture and environment. We work in partnership to create systems-level impact and provide strategic advice, investment and connections that enable organisations to deepen and scale their impact.
With a decade of on the ground experience working with Aboriginal corporations, businesses, government, impact entrepreneurs, funders and not for profits, we have developed a deep understanding of the landscape, drivers and challenges in strengthening capacity and capability to create lasting change.
Impact Seed work includes:
- Direct capacity support to WA social enterprises
- Advice to business, government and not-for-profit organisations on impact strategy and implementation
- Field building work, including the annual Impact Economy Forum, auspicing the establishment of the WA Social Enterprise Council, and high-impact research and advocacy work
- Convenor of the Impact Investment WA Alliance
- Leveraged investment and brokering of impact investment transactions
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