ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Impact investing assets under management worldwide have reached $1.164 trillion, according to an estimate in a new report by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), surpassing the trillion-dollar mark for the first time.

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3BL Media

JULY 1, 2022

Capital Impact Partners, LIIF, Raza Development Fund and Reinvestment Fund lead new initiative to increase racial equity in real estate development. housing development market is known for high barriers to entry — and today, real estate developers of color make up less than five percent of the industry.

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3BL Media

MAY 15, 2024

We also hosted development days for more than 300 students at our corporate headquarters. Developing regional technology talent is essential to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and we partner with local organizations to amplify our impact. In 2023, 16 All-In Milwaukee scholars interned with us.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Trends in Sustainable Investing: The evolution of policies and regulations (69%) and the development of market standards (51%) continue to be leading trends, along with a focus on AI and data analytics (65%).

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

by Casey Lozar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' Center for Indian Country Development Imagine financial institutions across Indian Country focusing on goals rooted in social impact investing. These institutions exist, yet many people remain unfamiliar with them.

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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.”

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

First held in 2019, the Summit assembles a dynamic group of cross-sector leaders who collectively address topics including financial inclusion, data science for social impact, emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, women’s economic empowerment and place-based development.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Impact investing is one way. Muni managers may bill themselves as impact investors. But their approaches could be other forms of ESG investing in disguise—some just greenwashing or social washing—or they don’t have the roadmap, experience and resources to meet your impact goals.

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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 overall in 2022, according to Tameo.

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ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2023

Handmade craft marketplace Etsy announced that launch of the Etsy Impact Investment Fund, allocating $30 million to impact investments targeting economic empowerment and sustainability. The post Etsy Launches $30 Million Impact Investment Fund appeared first on ESG Today.

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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. It also has a low health worker-to-patient ratio — a gap amplified by the mass exodus of health workers to developed countries.

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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. Application Accessibility.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

“It’s hurdle, after hurdle, after hurdle, after hurdle,” says Polo Leteka, founder and chairman of IDF Capital , a Johannesburg-based investment and advisory firm. And that’s what makes it prohibitive for a lot of fund managers, or potential fund managers, to get into this (impact investing) space.”

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Jean-Pierre Touzet, Head of the Agri-Agro – Guarantee – Capital Development division of Crédit Agricole, said: “This new fund offers companies in the agricultural and agri-food sector an alternative and complementary financing solution to traditional debt. The strategy has a total fundraising target of €750 million.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Sustainability-focused search, recruitment and talent development firm Acre announced today the appointment of Gloria Mirrione as Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact investing, Americas. driving growth in sustainable finance & impact investing, according to the firm.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 14, 2023

Investment manager Nuveen announced today the appointment of Ted Maa as Managing Director, Private Equity Impact Investing. Based in New York, Maa will have responsibility for identifying, executing and managing direct private equity investments in key thematic impact sectors.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The new sustainability strategy follows the launch in 2019 of BNPP AM’s first GSS, focused on the integration of ESG factors into its investment processes and boosting its engagement and stewardship approach on ESG issues.

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3BL Media

JUNE 8, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Cleveland, June 8, 2022 /3BL Media – KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investments (CDLI) provided a $20 million term loan to Enterprise Community Loan Fund Inc. Partnerships like this directly support developers of color whose access to capital has historically been minimized. SOURCE: KeyBank.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

President and CEO at Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), and Acre’s Gloria Mirrione , Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing to discuss the important role CDFIs are playing in ESG and sustainability-focused economic development. We can develop these qualities within your existing teams too.

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Stanford Social Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Missing Middle Agriculture is a central economic pillar in rural communities, especially in developing countries. In some developing countries, up to two-thirds of the population are employed in agriculture, a sector that can account for more than 25 percent of GDP. But there is more.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

International savings and investments business M&G plc announced today that it will invest £200 million in two new investment strategies targeting global food challenges being launched by its recently acquired impact investment business responsAbility.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The prospect of achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, or SDGs, by 2030 looks increasingly bleak. The post The verified value of impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The good news is that mobilizing.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Cadence Racial Equity Fund focuses on investments that promote community development, such as supporting education, housing, and small businesses owned by people of color. “We Impact Investing at RBC Global Asset Management. “For She appreciates the partnership between RBC GAM and Cadence.

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James Militzer

MARCH 3, 2025

I was at ground zero of the 2008 financial crisis, and I have a terrifying feeling ofdejavu.Today Im the founder of AgUnity , a small company that works alongside many of the worlds aid agencies to support smallholder farmers in developing nations. This is the moment for private foundations, philanthropists and impact investors to step up.

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ESG Today

MARCH 12, 2025

This promotion demonstrates the trust of BNP Paribas Group in their expertise and their ability to accelerate the development of the fund, which plays a key role in the Group’s digital transformation strategy. Lagalaye said: I would like to congratulate Marinus and Vincent on their appointment as Managing Directors.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

Barclays announced a series of new senior appointments to its Sustainable and Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking (SIB) team, including Arnoud Boksteijn as Managing Director, Cindy Quan as a Director and Head of Americas ESG Advisory, and Bogdan Oprea as a Director.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Originally published on bloomberg.com Bloomberg today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind tool that investors can use to assess the potential impact of a company’s business on any of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 3 trillion per year for developing countries ( UN Sustainable Development Group ).

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

The new rule-change proposal for public companies in the US to report enhanced climate-related risks is undoubtedly a positive development for the world’s largest economy. Acre is an executive search, leadership development & recruitment consultancy specializing in ESG and sustainability. SOURCE: Acre.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But before we explore some of the deeper motivations community investing has for people of faith, particularly those in the Judeo-Christian tradition, perhaps a definition is in order.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

December 6, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, today released Episode #43 of its Impact Minute video blog series.

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2022

Reset Connect is the UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event which aims to help businesses understand how to strive to meet net zero targets and improve ESG results, as well as unearth any potential green investment opportunities. We can develop these qualities within your existing teams too.

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The past two decades have seen remarkable expansion in the scope, scale and aspiration of development finance institution technical assistance (DFI TA ). In general, DFIs deploy TA alongside their investments in businesses, to reduce risk, increase or safeguard impact, increase value, and create a better enabling environment.

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James Militzer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The challenge of serving businesses like Kwely is well-known and widely discussed in the development finance sector. The Challenges of Funding Missing Middle Businesses The IFC estimates that 43% of formal SMEs in developing countries are financially constrained, representing a total funding gap of almost $4.1

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3BL Media

APRIL 5, 2022

DESCRIPTION: ATLANTA, April 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Today, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) announced it received a $1 million grant from Truist to support its Closing the Gap initiative. To make the plan a reality, ANDP has developed innovative capital models to leverage highly competitive federal, U.S.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 27, 2025

In the AI race, investor-led standards and investment strategies will play a role in ethics and wealth creation in the developing world. The post Investor-led AI standards can lift developing economies from algorithm takers to makers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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ESG Today

MARCH 19, 2025

Arcmont added that it will release information about the strategys impact throughout the investment cycle, providing investors with insights into the social and environmental outcomes achieved. Menno van den Elsaker, Head of Alternative Credits at APG, said: At APG, we want to be at the forefront of impact investing.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2022

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