Palladium International

Palladium International is active in the expansion of social innovation[11][12] including impact bonds,[13][14] impact investing,[15] and shared value.[16] Select initiatives of Palladium Group include:

• Utkrisht Development Impact Bond (DIB) in Rajasthan, India [17][18]
• The SPRING Accelerator, a human centered design-based programme[19][20]
• The Human Development Innovation Fund, an Enterprise Challenge Fund[21][22]
• Innovation for Indonesia’s School Children (INOVASI)[23]
• Innovation Impact Framework,[24] Execution Premium Process (XPP) and Balanced Score Card[25]
• IQCare (International Quality Care)[26][27]
• Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (FinGAP)[28][29]

In 2015, the firm announced the formation of the Positive Impact Research Institute to explore current and future trends in the Impact Economy[30] and the affiliated Let's Make It Possible nonprofit organization.[31][32][33]

Subsidiaries of Palladium Group include:

• Enclude, acquired in 2018 from Triodos Ventures, an independent fund managed by Triodos Bank[34]
• Palladium Consulting India, a joint venture established in 2018 with AP Globale and DCF Advisory Services[35]

Notable persons affiliated with Palladium Group include:

• Robert S. Kaplan, Harvard University Professor and co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard[30]
• George Serafeim, Harvard Business School Professor[36]
• David P. Norton, co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard[30]
• Julie Bishop, Palladium board member and former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs[37]
• Ann Sherry, Palladium board member,CEO of Carnival Australia, and former public servant
• John Eales, Palladium board member, hall of fame rugby player, and businessman[38]
• Alonzo Fulgham, Palladium board member and former Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Kerry Packer, former Palladium board member and billionaire media magnet[39][40]
• Sir William Archer Gunn (deceased), Palladium (formerly GRM International) founder[41][42]
• Theodore J. Gordon (The Futures Group founder)[43][44]

On 20 November 2015, terrorist gunmen took 170 people hostage and killed 20 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali.[45] In the 2015 Bamako hotel attack one American victim was Anita Datar, an international development worker at Palladium International working on its Health Policy Plus project.[46] After the incident, Hillary Clinton described Ms. Datar by saying, "Anita Datar was a bright light who gave help and hope to people in need around the world, especially women and families.... She represented the best of America’s generous spirit."[46]