Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Krisztina Tora, Chief Market Development Officer at the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, outlines three key areas that show great potential to improve outcomes at scale for people and the planet. 2022 was a landmark year for impact investing. billion) in 2021, making the segment well and truly institutional.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - – Bloomberg LP today published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. Social Impact. Investing in our people.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But if we overlay meal program participation rates with enrollment trends from 2017 to 2021, another troubling pattern emerges: the same communities that heavily rely on subsidized school lunches—60% and up—also struggle the most to keep their students in classrooms.

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3BL Media

MAY 25, 2022

This article shares a couple of our key findings from the search and selection process with Inthallo in an effort to start a conversation and grow consensus within the sustainable finance and impact investment space. 2021 EDI Survey for Sustainable Finance & Impact Investment Professionals. 1] [link]. [2]

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Stanford Social Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And despite the hype about impact investing, few funds exist to support entrepreneurs at the proof-of-concept or seed stage. In 2020, only 2 percent of all investable assets went to impact companies. Grant funding is nearly nonexistent.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

More than any other group, millennials are keen to make an impact with their money. According to a 2021 survey by Morgan Stanley, 99 percent of millennials surveyed were interested in sustainable investing, an all-time high. SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal. DESCRIPTION: by Lana Khabarova, founder of SustainFi .

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Barclays announced today the appointment of Marie Freier as Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking (SIB). The post Barclays Names Marie Freier as Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking appeared first on ESG Today.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: In 2021, we continued to migrate our impact investing through our Sustainable Futures strategy, as we completed the Mondel?z Investing in Healthy Lifestyles Programs across the World: Lessons Learned. z 2021 Snacking Made Right Report. SOURCE: Mondel?z z International. z International Foundation (MIF).

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Launched in early 2021, TPG Rise Climate invests in climate solutions around the world, and across asset classes and sectors ranging from growth equity to value-added infrastructure, with investments focusing areas including energy transition, green mobility, sustainable fuels and carbon solutions.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Bloomberg LP published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. Bloomberg is determined to help lead the way, and our Impact Report outlines the progress we're making.”

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Impact Investing at RBC Global Asset Management. For more than 25 years, the Access Capital Investment Strategy has helped people of color attain the American dream of wealth creation through homeownership and small business development." Kreative Learning Academy (KLA) was started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 14, 2024

Investors’ management, measurement and monitoring of impact investing strategies has been steadily improving. BlueMark identified significant improvement in how impact investors approached due diligence, with 65% conducting pre-investment assessments of impact-related risks and 42% establishing impact targets at the time of investment.

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The most popular articles published by SSIR online in 2021 focused on some of the most difficult problems facing the social innovation sector today. The Next 10 Years of Impact Investment. By SSIR Editors.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The value of portfolios classified as responsible investments (RI) dropped from $3.2 trillion on December 31, 2019, to $3 trillion at the end of 2021, according to the 2022 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report published last week by the Responsible Investment Association (RIA). .

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2022

Five years after the #MeToo movement began shining a spotlight on sexual harassment, 2021 was the first year that more companies globally published an anti-sexual-harassment policy (53%) than not (47%). While progress on equality in the corporate world has been more of a crawl, Equileap did find some signs of hope.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to a 2021 OECD report , nature-related dependencies, impacts and risks are poorly understood and almost entirely uncompensated for in the financial sector. The future lies in impact investing. We need to encourage more targeted investments in nature-positive solutions that reverse biodiversity loss.

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

Sustainability issues are discussed on an ongoing basis by Essity’s Executive Management Team and Board of Directors and has also in 2021 comprised a focus area in the work of the Board of Directors. Investments in and development of new business models in addition to green solutions attract more customers and consumers.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 6, 2024

ImpactAlpha, March 6 — Amsterdam-based Carbon Equity launched in 2021 to provide access to venture capital and private equity impact investment funds for. The post Carbon Equity raises €100 million for a climate tech fund of funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The principles include Green Bond Principles 2021, Social Bond Principles 2021, Green Loan Principles 2021 and Social Loan Principles 2021. Jack is a Principal Consultant in the Sustainable Finance & Impact investing team. Congratulations Michael Baldinger, Daniel Hanna and all involved.".

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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

OCTOBER 8, 2020

8 – Concord, a music and theatrical publishing and management firm, has created a $10 million impact investment initiative to support music and theater enterprises in underserved communities. Concord is committing to a $30,000 seed investment for each of the companies selected for Techstars’ 2021. ImpactAlpha, Oct.

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3BL Media

APRIL 5, 2022

Treasury funds, tax credits, impact investments and other sources. commercial bank with total assets of $541 billion as of December 31, 2021. The development plan includes 500 single-family homes targeted for homeownership, 250 affordable single-family rental homes, and 1,250 affordable apartments. Truist Bank, Member FDIC.

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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.” KeyBank's recent exam period covered January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021. KeyBank invested over $900 million in tax credits and provided $7.5

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Environmental Finance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The UK's social impact investments sector has grown nearly 10-fold over 10 years, to reach £7.9 billion) in 2021, impact investor Big Society Capital (BSC) has estimated. billion ($8.5

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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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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Then, we revisit our 2021 discussion with impact investment pioneer Raj Thamotheram about how the socially responsible investing field has changed over the years. Tweet me: This wk's @SeaChangeRadio - Jon Maier: WTF Is An ETF?

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ESG Today

JULY 8, 2024

Investment manager Nuveen announced that it has raised commitments of approximately $200 million at the first close of its second global climate inclusion private equity strategy, aimed at investing in solutions addressing sustainable development challenges including climate change and inequality.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2022

(NYSE: MET), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affirmative Investment Management (AIM), a specialist global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) impact fixed income investment manager with deep capabilities in impact investing, verification, reporting and engagement.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 24, 2022

Strong appetite for impact investing has led to a tripling in impact-focussed alternative asset funds over the last five years, according to Preqin, with a record number of these vehicles closed in 2021.

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3BL Media

JUNE 26, 2024

The 2023 Sustainability Report details how MetLife brings its purpose to life to make progress against its commitments by: Exceeding its commitment to drive $1 billion in investments that advance diversity years ahead of its 2030 target, with more than $1.4 billion invested between 2021 and 2023. Securing more than $58.5

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

According to Bloomberg, the new solution comes amidst increasing investor demand for objective SDG-related data, with the company noting that while the market for impact investing globally passed the $1 trillion mark in 2021, the UN estimates that the funding gap to achieve the SDGs by 2030 still stands at $2.5 – $3 trillion.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2022

As SDG-aligned impact investing grows, methods for measuring real-world outcomes are proliferating. . In more positive news, there has been an increasing shift in mindset as investors adopt SDG-aligned impact investing strategies, which means more private capital is being allocated towards these 17 global targets.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have noted before the resilient nature of our investment themes, which are buoyed by governments, companies and consumers. The regulatory requirements on climate action and other ESG priorities accelerated in 2021. Lessons Learned: We have a deep and long-held commitment to being an active member of the impact investing community.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2023

A ton of climate tech companies are working on solutions that leverage AI,” says Ariel Sharir, an impact investing analyst at The Atmospheric Fund. “It Ariel Sharir, impact investing analyst, The Atmospheric Fund In architecture, some firms are incorporating analytics and AI into their computer-aided design platforms.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

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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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The market for impact investing surpassed USD $1 trillion in assets worldwide in 2021, according to the Global Impact Investing Network. UNEP FI works with the finance industry to mainstream impact analysis and management in business and finance, to help close the SDG funding gap.

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