IMPACT MARKED WITH CONFIDENCE

BlueMark, a Tideline company, is a leading provider of independent impact verification services for investors and companies.

BlueMark, Tideline’s independent impact verification company, was created to meet the need for reliable, third-party assurance of impact claims and practices.

BlueMark, Tideline’s independent impact verification company, was created to meet the need for reliable, third-party assurance of impact claims and practices.

We believe shared trust is essential to scaling market demand for impact investment products and services – just as in any other market – and independent verification is key to establishing and maintaining that trust.

With decades of direct experience, the BlueMark team brings unrivaled knowledge and capabilities necessary to provide a range of specialized impact assurance services.

We currently offer three types of complementary services that collectively deliver greater confidence at each stage of the impact investing process.

BlueMark’s Impact Verification Services

MANDATE

We assess whether an investor has a robust impact thesis that is aligned with industry standards.

PRACTICE

We assess the degree to which an investor’s impact management (IM) practices are aligned with market standards, evaluating the quality and depth of a client's IM system as well as its compliance with a threshold standard of practice.

REPORTING

We assess the quality of an investor’s impact performance reporting based on industry best practices, evaluating the clarity, comparability, and balance of the impact information reported by a client as well as the quality and reliability of underlying data.

Standards

Standards

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We started the verification process with opened eyes and ended it with wiser eyes. We learned how much more we can do in this journey, as striving for excellence in our impact practices is not a sprint but a marathon.

BlueOrchard Finance
Maria Teresa Zappia, Deputy CEO & Chief Impact and Blended Finance Officer

MAKING THE MARK — Investor Alignment with the Operating Principles for Impact Management

Verification represents the next step in the evolution of the impact investing industry, bringing added credibility to the marketplace and holding all impact investors accountable to a shared set of standards, principles, and best practices.

In April 2020, Tideline published a report to explore how impact investors are coalescing around best practices and addressing shared challenges based on the aggregated results of BlueMark’s first 13 impact verifications.

Click here to download Tideline’s benchmark report on impact verification.