James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The global impact investment market is estimated to be worth US $1.16 trillion, but less than 2% of these investments are channeled to Africa’s health markets. I believe this is a pivotal moment to invest in Africa — and impact investors are well-positioned to do so. Photo courtesy of IMF Photo/James Oatway.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Schroders has pursued a series of initiatives to bolster its impact offerings and capabilities over the past several years, including acquiring a majority stake in impact investment manager BlueOrchard in 2019, and joining the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) in 2020.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

27 – Long before $1 billion became table stakes for impact investment funds, Lata Reddy went to the White House to announce Prudential Financial’s plan to build a $1 billion impact investment portfolio by 2020. ImpactAlpha, Feb. Today, back in Washington D.C., Today, back in Washington D.C.,

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The summit brought together delegates from over 190 countries to negotiate the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework , the implementation of which will require a transformation in the way we produce, consume and trade goods and services that rely on and impact biodiversity. The future lies in impact investing.

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James Militzer

AUGUST 17, 2022

As the world grapples with complex societal problems ranging from weak health systems to climate change, impact investing is playing an important role in creating an alternative path to addressing them. The Global Impact Investing Network estimates that the industry reached $715 billion in assets under management in 2020.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Week’s Agent of Impact Leila Janah, Samasource, 1982-2020. Leila Janah impact sourced. Janah didn’t invent what The post The Week in impact investing: Sustainability disruption appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Corporations outsourced.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 9, 2020

Out of the gate, 2020 is being hailed as a comeback year for emerging-markets investing. In sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank forecasts economic growth to pick up to 2.9% (from an estimated 2.5%

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Investing in equality for women can potentially increase a company’s—and your portfolio’s—bottom line. DESCRIPTION: By Lily Trager, Wealth Management, Director of Impact Investing. While COVID-19 has impacted all of us, it has disproportionately affected women, especially women of color. Our expert explains.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Donor advised funds (DAFs) numbered roughly one million accounts hosted across 1,000 community foundation and nonprofit sponsors, with $160 billion in assets at the end of 2020. Impact investing has found a foothold in donor advised funds. And, historically they grant more than 20% of assets each year.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

While researching, I looked back at our special 150th issue (from January 2020) and realized once again the articles are still quite interesting – so consider checking those out as well. . Why Investing in Women is Crucial Right Now by Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest. Included in the 200th issue are : .

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Intrepid entrepreneurs are working on the frontlines of climate The post Capital on the Frontier: Impact in emerging markets is a 2020 growth story appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The big opportunity in “frontier finance” for small and growing businesses: solving large problems for large populations.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2022

The UK impact investment market was worth an estimated £58 billion in 2020, according to research by the UK Impact Investing Institute (III) and EY, representing 3.3-8% This will unblock significantly more capital flows for impact investing,” she said, Impact allocations and returns increasing.

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Environmental Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Impact investments in the UK have grown at a compound rate of 10.1% since 2020, rising to £76.8 billion at the end of 2023, according to a new study by the Impact Investing Institute.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

As extreme weather events become stronger and more frequent, the Insurance Institute predicts that average annual severe weather claims paid by insurers in Canada will more than double between 2020 and 2030, increasing from $2.1 The transition to a low-carbon future, while necessary, introduces considerable investment risk.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Feb.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2020, deforestation rates in Brazil’s Amazon further rose by about 10% (Taylor, 2021). It can be used by investors who are looking to invest in projects focused on a specific Sustainable Development Goal. The SDG Impact Investment Toolkit is scheduled to be launched for the beginning of 2022.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 16, 2019

With The post Local, inclusive and entrepreneurial: How stakeholders are taking back capitalism in 2020 appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Millions of young people demanded action in the face of the climate emergency. An awakened populace is demanding change.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2022

Hosted on GIIN’s impact management platform IRIS+ , the beta Financial Inclusion Impact Performance Benchmark aims to provide data across a set of KPIs to assess financial opportunities, resilience and economic development within the financial services sector. billion in 2026. . universal access to clean water). .

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 20, 2019

If we halve emissions by The post Climate Finance 2020: Leaders and laggards in the race to net-zero appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Yet 7%, every year for three decades, is actually just the minimum reduction target we must hit to try to avert the worst of catastrophic climate change.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

1 – Here’s a solid example of a 10x response: Total impact investments by clients of San Francisco-based ImpactAssets increased tenfold to $170 million in the first six months of 2020. million in private mission-driven businesses and impact funds. ImpactAlpha, Sept. Our clients.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Those able to accept higher risks or lower returns, more flexible terms or longer repayment periods, get to bridge not only The post Catalytic capital: Reshaping risks and rewards to make markets work in 2020 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Private equity firms spun up billion-dollar “impact” funds. “Sustainability” began to The post Institutional Shift: Universal owners push asset managers to push corporations toward sustainability in 2020 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nasdaq invested in Copenhagen-based Matter in 2020, and has collaborated with the company on ESG portfolio analytics for asset managers and retail investors. Our clients look to us to help inform the development of market-based, demand-driven solutions to better navigate the rapidly evolving and impact investing ecosystem.”

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Kaliszewski joined Natixis IM in 2020 and has been serving as Head of Sustainable Investment Solutions. Laura’s strong and diverse background spanning sustainability, credit and portfolio management enables her to understand our clients’ complex needs and identify solutions to meet their investment objectives.”

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3BL Media

APRIL 10, 2024

We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working together to continue to make impactful investments in the places we work and call home.” In 2020 and 2021, KeyBank processed 69,000 loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), providing more than $11.2

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ESG Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded in 2020, New York-based BlueMark was launched as a spinoff from women-owned impact investing consultancy Tideline, in order to help bring accountability and trust in the impact investment process.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

A key engine in these efforts is our Sustained Action for Racial Equity (SARE) initiative, launched in 2020 by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John Schlifske. INVESTING WITH IMPACT In 2023, Northwestern Mutual added $75 million to our Impact Investment Fund, bringing the total to $175 million.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2020

What’s The post The Brief: What we’re watching in 2020, southern credit unions, inclusion alpha, Nordic impact, resilient seeds, clean water access appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha is on the lookout for signals that global and local capital markets are shifting from exclusion and extraction to inclusion and regeneration.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2020

What’s really at stake is The post ImpactAlpha 2020: Capital sets sail for the inclusive and sustainable future appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha is on the lookout for signals that global and local capital markets are shifting from exclusion and extraction to inclusion and regeneration.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The data was contained in the Global Sustainable Investment Review 2022, a report on global sustainable investment assets issued biennially since 2012. The last report in 2020, compiled under the looser definitions, estimated assets of the sustainable investment industry to be US$35.3 between 2020 and 2022.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Prudential’s $1 billion portfolio of impact investments offers a blueprint for institutional investors. Today, back in Washington, D.C.,

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“Proceed with caution” in fintech investing was the conclusion of our preview last month of 2020 impact investing trends in Africa. The post The Brief: Fintech reckoning in Kenya, KKR Global Impact closes $1.3

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 29, 2024

Investors’ impact monitoring and reporting processes may contribute to worsening equality, with those most in need of financing finding it harder to access, according to new research. Closing the gap To address impact-washing risk, governments should set clear boundaries and principles for impact standard development, the report noted.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 13, 2023

Oversight lacking The CARET project is a response to a problem that has its roots in the early 2000s, when small and medium-sized money management firms started to issue funds and other products with little regulatory oversight using basic ESG screening, engagement, thematic and impact investing strategies. In the U.S.,

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The survey found that around two thirds of investors believe that private asset investing will offer the best opportunities to target key trends such as the energy transition or impact investing, as well as to help achieve diversification goals.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Since launching in December 2020, 273 asset managers have signed on to the initiative, representing over $61 trillion is assets in AUM. GAM joined the initiative in 2021.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sustainable investment assets in the U.S. trillion in 2020, according to US SIF. The post The case of the suddenly missing trillions in ESG investments appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. 14 – It’s an ESG whodunnit. totaled $17.1

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