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Investing in Value Creation Through Regenerative Agriculture

3BL Media

by Mary Beth Gallagher, the Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments The challenge is feeding 8.1 billion people within Earth’s planetary boundaries. Industrial agriculture practices emphasize maximizing yield and include carbon intensive processes and chemical fertilizers.

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Global Insights Series • Social Impact

3BL Media

In developing markets, where many communities will feel some of the worst effects of climate change, ensuring a just transition is critical. By grasping the social opportunity, financial institutions may benefit both in value creation and risk management.

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PRI Finds Increased Commitment to Responsible Investment

Chris Hall

South Africa-based Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) said its approach to developmental or impact investing is to invest for a return that also provides positive outcomes through job creation, addressing inequality, providing energy security, and mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

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Investors Need Sustainable Development Thinking

Chris Hall

Professor Carol A Adams of Durham University Business School calls for greater ambition by corporates and investors to address sustainable development including climate change. The Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) would like us to think so. What is ‘integrated thinking and does it really benefit investors? Governance.

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At COP15, Investors Announce Nature Action 100 to Tackle Nature Loss and Biodiversity Decline

3BL Media

Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) will co-lead the initiative's Secretariat and Corporate Engagement workstreams; the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Planet Tracker will co-lead the Technical Advisory Group. By the end of the century, 50% or more is at risk.

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PEs are changing systems and control processes to accommodate this shift.

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Can Venture Capital Be Optimized for Happiness?

Stanford Social Innovation

This combination of social and financial returns, or “ blended value ,” was adopted initially by actors in the venture philanthropy and impact investing spaces. Importantly, the link between climate change and individual well-being is becoming increasingly better understood—with climate change increasingly linked to anxiety.