Stanford Social Innovation
MAY 17, 2023
By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.”
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
HCAP was among the first PE firms to recognise and value the benefits of investing in employees to strengthen their portfolio companies. In 2013, HCAP created the ‘ gainful jobs approach ’ (GJA), which is organised across the themes of economic opportunity, health and wellness, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
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Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 31, 2019
ImpactAlpha, October 31 – Sydney-based Impact Investment Group (IIG) has been making thematic impact investments in Australia since 2013, focusing on real estate, clean energy and venture capital. Now the firm is taking a targeted place-based approach, with a new impact fund that will focus on Western Australia.
ESG Today
JULY 10, 2024
Founded in 2000, North Sky aims to create positive social and environmental impact while generating strong financial returns, by investing in its two flagship investment strategies, impact secondaries (private equity) and sustainable infrastructure (direct). North Sky launched its first Impact Secondaries fund in 2013.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Climate tech investment is booming. Since 2013, there have been more than 6,000 investors (private, public and philanthropic) in climate tech startups, and. The post Climate tech experts identify the biggest opportunities, and challenges, in the low-carbon transition appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including BT Pension Scheme, Global Impact Investing Network, Fulcrum Asset Management, S&P Global Sustainable1 and JLL. In this newly created role, she will embed ESG across JLL’s capital markets teams.
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