Wellers Impact selected by UpLink - World Economic Forum as an early-stage investor advancing a nature-positive economy.

London, UK - 22 September 2025 — Wellers Impact announced its nomination by UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s open-innovation platform, as part of its initiative to mobilise early-stage investors driving the nature-positive transition. The recognition, as a winner of the Nature Returns Investor Challenge, spotlights Wellers Impact’s role as manager of Water Unite Impact (WUI), an investment vehicle dedicated to scaling high-impact, commercially resilient enterprises across water, sanitation and plastics recycling  in emerging markets.

UpLink’s Nature Returns initiative is catalysing investor participation to fill the financing gap for innovations that restore ecosystems, strengthen water security, reduce pollution and build climate resilience. This mandate closely aligns with Wellers Impact’s investment philosophy of fair economics and its focus on scalable, real-economy solutions that support the Sustainable Development Goals.

Wellers Impact is an FCA-authorised impact investment manager that partners to build financially sustainable, scalable solutions to global sustainability challenges. The firm’s strategy targets real-world outcomes, from resource efficiency and circularity to real estate, while maintaining disciplined governance and commercial rigour.

Funding for nature-based solutions remains well below global needs, particularly for early-stage ventures that often lack visibility among institutional investors. Through our management of Water Unite Impact (WUI), Wellers Impact plays a key role in addressing this challenge. The fund bridges the early-stage gap by supporting entrepreneurs in the water, sanitation, and circularity sectors, giving them the visibility and resources they need to scale impactful solutions. This recognition highlights Wellers Impact’s leadership in early-stage investing, its hands-on support for founders, and its commitment to transparent, fair structures that help promising ventures deliver measurable, nature-positive outcomes.

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Louis Goring-Morris, louis.goring-morris@wellersimpact.com, +44 7851 256 875

ABOUT UPLINK

UpLink is the World Economic Forum’s open-innovation platform, created in collaboration with partners such as Salesforce and Deloitte. It connects entrepreneurs, investors and experts to accelerate solutions to the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges. By fostering collaboration and visibility for early-stage innovators, UpLink bridges the gap between innovation and investment to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

ABOUT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF)

The World Economic Forum (WEF) operates through a network of specialized Centres — such as the Centre for Nature & Climate and the Centre for Energy — that translate broad global goals into focused initiatives and actionable programs. Its mission centers on addressing critical global challenges, from climate change and sustainable development to resilience, by fostering collaboration across sectors and geographies. Emphasizing innovation, the WEF also champions digital transformation through initiatives like UpLink, its open-innovation platform designed to accelerate impact and scale solutions for a more sustainable and inclusive future.

ABOUT WELLERS IMPACT

Wellers Impact is an award winning FCA regulated impact investment manager founded in 2016 by a group of experienced investment professionals based in London, East Africa and Asia. The Wellers Impact team have been involved globally in investment management, private equity, real estate development, impact investing and the charity sector for over 15 years. The team’s first-hand experience has provided them with an invaluable understanding of the progress that is made possible through providing organisations in developing economies with sustainable financial solutions.

Learn more at wellersimpact.org

ABOUT WATER UNITE IMPACT

Water Unite Impact is a blended finance investment vehicle managed by Wellers Impact, an FCA-regulated impact investment manager. It invests in water, sanitation, and plastic solutions in emerging markets by filling critical gaps in the funding landscape. The fund leverages micro-levies on consumer products to unlock scalable, impactful investments that improve lives and protect the planet.

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