SAFI: Rewarding Impact Performance

From Model Contract to Latin American Practice

Wednesday 9 December 2026 | 07:30 EST | 09:30 BRT | 12:30 GMT | 13:30 CET

GAIL webinar | 60 minutes | Simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish

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About the event

How can financing instruments reward measurable positive impact while offering flexible terms for investors and enterprises?

The Simple Agreement for Future Impact (SAFI) is an innovative, impact-linked financing instrument pioneered by Roots of Impact. Designed to align financial returns with impact performance, SAFI offers a non-dilutive financing approach in which repayment is linked to both revenue and the achievement of impact outcomes.

Originally developed by the Impact Law Practice at Grant Thornton Netherlands, together with Roots of Impact, the SAFI model contract has recently been translated into Spanish and adapted for use across several Latin American jurisdictions by a team led by Juan Ignacio Pitta.

Hosted by GAIL Latin America, this webinar will introduce SAFI and its regional adaptations, exploring how the instrument works in practice and its potential to support impact investing across Latin America.

What we’ll explore

  • The origins of SAFI: Why the instrument was developed and how it seeks to align financial incentives with measurable impact.
  • The SAFI model contract: Its defining features, including non-dilutive financing, revenue-based repayment and impact-linked financial terms, and how these differ from optional contractual features.
  • Adaptation to Latin America: The process of translating and adapting the model contract to different legal frameworks across the region.
  • Practical applications: Experiences and lessons from SAFI transactions, including examples from Kenya and Latin America.
  • Looking ahead: Opportunities for SAFI to support impact investing and innovative financing across Latin America.

The session will include an interactive discussion and audience Q&A.

Speakers

Bjoern Struewer
Roots of Impact

Raluca Lara Radu
Grant Thornton Netherlands

Juan Ignacio Pitta
Latin American SAFI adaptation initiative

Who should attend?

This event is open to lawyers, investors, funders, impact-driven enterprises and other professionals interested in innovative financing instruments, impact investing and the role of legal innovation in supporting positive social and environmental outcomes.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 9 December 2026
Time: 06:30 CST | 07:30 COT / PET / EST | 09:30 CLST / ART / BRT | 12:30 GMT | 13:30 CET
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Online webinar
Language: English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation
Registration: Open to GAIL members and non-members. Advance registration required.

Join GAIL Latin America for a practical exploration of how innovative financing structures can reward impact performance and be adapted to different legal and investment contexts.

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