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14 May 2025 | Vienna, Austria

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Johann Heep

Social Banking Experte

Erste Social Finance Holding

Wien, Austria

My organisation

As a joint subsidiary of ERSTE Foundation and Erste Group Bank AG, we act as a social finance investor and intermediary in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. Our main activities include investments in green and social business models and property projects that are financially sustainable as well as the introduction of innovative social financing instruments. We also offer business training and mentoring for high impact organizations.
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About me

Johann has contributed to several financial inclusion projects in the field of microfinance and social enterprise finance for Erste Group Bank AG.

He as well was setting up the internal impact assessment tracking the changes of providing financing to people and organisations.

Additionally Johann successfully managed the first Austrian Social Impact Bond being supported by Erste Social Finance and commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection.

Currently Johann is supporting local Social Banking teams and partner to grow their existing activities or implement new initiatives locally. He is co-managing ERSTE Foundation funds dedicated to support impact enterprises to increase their financial know-how and businesses capacities in all Central and Eastern European markets of Erste Group. This includes the set-up of a brand new High-Impact Enterprise accelerator program called "Marc" covering the whole CEE region.

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