Autodesk Foundation

Written By Anjali Deshmukh

Impact Strategy Summary

  • Investment type/ asset class: Venture/Equity and Debt

  • Stage: Early stage: Seed-Series A/B

  • Geographic Focus: Global

  • Sector: Climate Mitigation (Energy, Buildings, Industry, Mobility, Carbon Removal); Climate Adaptation and Workforce Development

  • Organization type(s): Corporate Foundation of Autodesk Inc.

  • Impact assessment capacity: 1.5 FTE dedicated to impact assessment; supported by external consultants

  • Assets under management/tied to impact assessment: 100% of assets; Evergreen fund capitalized at 1% operating income of Autodesk

  • Strategies to steer towards impact:

Methodology Summary

  • Does an existing methodology align with yours? If so, which one(s)? Prime/NYSERDA Emission Reduction Potential (ERP) Framework

  • Time horizon of assessment: Through 2050

  • Fractionalize shares of impact among interdependent climate technologies: No

  • Fractionalize your share of impact as an investor among many investors: No

  • Metrics tracked: Potential and realized GHG Impact (Annual/Cumulative). Energy and materials outcome metrics (see theory of change)

  • How realized impact is/will be tracked: Work with portfolio companies to build climate impact assessments; collect self-reported data by investees annually. Use external consultants to “verify” models and methods

  • Other assessment or investment-decision making characteristics you're proud of: Integrated Theory of Change and impact metrics across Autodesk’s corporate-wide Impact Strategy

  • Resources: Autodesk Foundation FY22 Impact Report

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