Independent Impact Verification: Builders Fund Received a Gold rating from BlueMark

In 2024, The Builders Fund participated in a special Impact Capital Managers cohort and engaged BlueMark to independently verify the alignment of our Builders Fund II strategy with impact investing best practices.

As part of this rigorous assessment, BlueMark evaluated our IMM approach across four key pillars: strategy, governance, management, and reporting. The impact assessment draws on several impact and sustainable investing market frameworks and standards including Operating Principles for Impact Management, SDG Impact, Principles for Responsible Investment, and Impact Frontiers Reporting Norms. BlueMark’s assessment findings cover both areas of strength and areas for improvement.

The Builders Fund II received a Gold rating, obtaining 74 out of 100 available points. Across the four pillars assessed, the Fund received “high” and “advanced” ratings, performing better than the BlueMark averages in every pillar.

BlueMark is a leading provider of impact verification services for investors and companies. Founded in 2020, BlueMark’s mission is to “strengthen trust in impact investing.” BlueMark’s verification methodologies draw on a range of industry standards, frameworks, and regulations, including the Impact Management Project, the Operating Principles for Impact Management, the Principles for Responsible Investment, SDG Impact, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.”