Mission & Values
17 Communications was founded in January 2020 with a vision to reimagine capitalism by bringing together the private and public sectors to work towards tackling shared sustainability challenges. This vision was built on a realization that the current socioeconomic system is broken, and that catalyzing the flow of private capital offers the best chance for meeting the scope and scale of today’s problems. That’s why we believe in a future for finance that works for all instead of a few, in the power of collaboration over competition, and in truth and transparency over greenwashing and impact-washing.
We are committed to catalyzing the flow of capital towards sustainability and impact-oriented investments and solutions through a combination of communications, advocacy, research and education. Consistent with our mission, we pledge to only work with clients whose services or values are aligned with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact (UNGC) and/or the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our promise to clients includes:
Alignment on values: We will only work with clients who share our values. By working towards the same goal, we believe we are best positioned to achieve positive outcomes.
Results with transparency: We will be fully transparent about why a communications campaign did or did not work, and provide recommendations about what we can do differently the next time. We believe in learning from mistakes, not sugar-coating the actual results.
Impact with integrity: We will not take any shortcuts to get the desired results. True impact requires real effort, and real effort requires time, discipline and skill. There’s no greenwashing or impact-washing here.
Get in touch
Contact us to discuss how 17 Communications can help you meet your marketing and communications goals.
Dmitriy Ioselevich: dmitriy@17C.org
Business or partnership opportunities: BD@17C.org
General questions: info@17C.org
Sustainable Development Goal 17 is to “strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.” This idea of global partnership is critical for achieving the SDGs, and is a core part of how 17 Communications conducts business. We believe in the power of many over the power of one and will actively bring in outside partners though the 17C Network as needed for each engagement.
Team
Founder
Dmitriy Ioselevich
Dmitriy Ioselevich is an impact storyteller committed to bringing more creativity, passion and empathy to the sustainability transformation. As the founder of 17 Communications, Dmitriy works with clients across the financial services spectrum – including capital movers, idea generators and service providers – to help catalyze the flow of capital towards sustainability-oriented investments and solutions. He sits at the center of the conversation around sustainability impact investing, helping different stakeholders communicate with their target audiences and develop a shared understanding of goals, needs and challenges.
Dmitriy has written and published research reports, white papers and blog posts on a variety of sustainability-related topics and themes, including: impact investing, impact management and measurement, impact reporting, impact accountability, system-level investing, active ownership, shareholder engagement, public policy, financial regulation, entertainment, sports and the media. His insights have appeared in industry publications like Climate&Capital, FundFire, ImpactAlpha, Impact Entrepreneur and New Private Markets, and he’s currently working on several creative projects to help illuminate the interconnected worlds of sustainability and finance.
Dmitriy was previously the Senior ESG Specialist at Prosek Partners, where he oversaw all ESG- and impact-related communications activities across Prosek’s roster of financial services clients, which included: asset managers, asset owners, intermediaries, data and research providers, and thinktanks. He also helped manage Prosek’s Content Creation department, with responsibility for writing and editing various pieces of content (e.g., whitepapers, bylines, blog posts, website copy, marketing materials, etc.) across a variety of topics (e.g., investment management, wealth management, fintech, banking, financial regulations, entrepreneurship, etc.). Dmitriy started his career at The Deal (now a part of TheStreet.com), and also held financial communications roles at Brunswick Group, Walek & Associates and Peppercomm. He graduated from Syracuse University with Honors and a B.A. in Public Relations and Economics.
Affiliations
Clean Creatives
Creatives for Climate Collective
Innovative Finance Initiative
Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
NYC Midnight
research manager
Sule Dedekarginoglu, MPA
Sule is passionate about impact investing and measurement, and social responsibility, with a particular focus on gender equity and issues of social justice. She has extensive experience in research, policy, and advocacy.
Sule previously served as Advocacy Support Officer at Plan International’s United Nations Liaison Office in New York, and External Affairs and Project Manager at Plan International’s Mission in Turkey re. the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Sule most recently served as a Research Fellow at 17 Asset Management where she conducted research in the field of blended finance and contributed to The Opportunity of Blended Finance report. Additionally, she served as a Project Associate at NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (eLab) where she, as part of a five-person team, developed a framework to foster a culture of social responsibility within startup ventures.
Sule has a Master’s of Public Administration from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, with a specialization in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3). She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Drew University, with a Major in Economics, and triple minor in Middle Eastern Studies, European Studies, and Political Science. Sule is also a UN Habitat and Soliya certified cross-cultural facilitator and her hobbies include ballroom dancing and foreign cinema.