Financial Times: Moral Money

MAY 29, 2024

Investors are increasingly focused on environmental and social issues, but how does impact investing compare with buying ESG funds? Plus: India’s VC impact funds, a boost for blue bonds, and the US entrepreneur helping former prison inmates

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 16, 2024

The post The brilliant case for impact investing in America’s HBCUs appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Editor’s Note: This article is part of a partnership between ImpactAlpha and Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) to present new ideas and perspectives in.

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Stanford Social Innovation

MAY 7, 2024

Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fidelity, and analyzing impact data reported by investees. Many have recognized this issue of difficulty as a central challenge for impact investing.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Climate+ appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In today’s Brief: ? Climate beta. The flip side of climate risk is climate opportunity. The changing climate is.

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Impact Investing 122

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Collaboration appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In today’s Brief: ? Winning combinations. Teamwork makes the dream work. In San Antonio and other cities, a new.

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Impact Investing 122

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 5, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Call: Compensating impact fund managers for… impact. The post The Week in impact investing: Inclusion alpha appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In today’s Brief: ? To explore the hows and whys (and.

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Impact Investing 122

Impact Alpha

APRIL 25, 2024

This article is part of a partnership between ImpactAlpha and Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) to present new ideas and perspectives in impact investing. The post Addressing the broken child care system with impact investments appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Investing 122

Impact Alpha

APRIL 9, 2024

The plan for Oasis, a six-acre, The post The impact investing opportunity in Puerto Rico’s economic comeback appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In one of Puerto Rico’s poorest neighborhoods, you can find what economists might call a “green shoot.”

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Impact Investing 125

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 26, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in impact investing: Fund discovery appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Category curation. Diversification across asset classes is one of the things that makes the “ownership economy” an attractive.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 12, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in impact investing: Altered states appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’re taking a break Monday for the US holiday. The Brief will be back in your inbox on Tuesday.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Impact assets in UK surged more than 33% to almost £77 billion (nearly $102 billion) over three years through 2023, according to a new report. The post British impact investing market gains steam appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 22, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post Next Year in impact investing: Betting on the future appeared first on ImpactAlpha. You deserve a break. And so do we. ImpactAlpha will be OOO next week, but we’ve scheduled a few.

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Impact Investing 119

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: New Narratives appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In the Brief: ? Flipping the script. Don’t get too flipped out,” one Federal Reserve banker urged investors when.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2024

And not only is Calvert Impact led by a woman, 80% of our senior leadership team are women. When impact investing focuses on women, its typically as beneficiaries of capital and thats very important. We also stand out in another way that is often overlooked: we are one of only 18% of all financial firms managed by women.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 23, 2024

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Responsible AI With stakes in Anthropic, impact investors seek a seat at the AI table. The post The Brief: Impact investments in Anthropic’s AI appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Investing 111

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in impact investing: New realities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’ll be taking a Brief break for the Veterans Day holiday in the US. We’ll be back in your.

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Impact Investing 110

3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

To learn more, visit: globalinclusivegrowthsummit.com Originally Published July 14, 2023 by Mastercard : Social impact and development funding are continuing to evolve, employing a full spectrum of innovative tools and approaches to get resources in the hands of the people who need it most.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 18, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Help us help you amplify your impact. Join other Agents of Impact and ImpactAlpha’s team of editors and journalists. The post The Week in impact investing: Misplaced risk appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 30, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, The post The Week in impact investing: Generalized reciprocity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. A reminder that we’ll be off Monday for the US holiday.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

MARCH 8, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in impact investing: State of the Impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In today’s Brief: ⚡ Plugged In: Tech equity in action. Google-backed Tech Equity Collective is working to double the.

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Impact Investing 111

3BL Media

MAY 15, 2024

For more than a decade, we’ve partnered with Milwaukee’s Amani, Metcalfe Park, and Muskego Way neighborhoods to create long-term impact, investing more than $15 million toward sustainable transformation and economic empowerment.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The gains in global impact assets under management are coming in bigger chunks. The post And the size of the impact investing market is $1.5 Pension and insurance funds that are increasing their allocations to. trillion…ish appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Investing 111

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Sustaining the surge in entrepreneurship and ownership appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’re getting out and about. Connect with ImpactAlpha’s Amy Cortese, who will be sniffing out signs of the sustainability.

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Impact Investing 114

3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2022

How Impact Investing moves capital to where it’s needed most. In my 15-year career working as a woman in impact investing and its various facets geared towards investing in women, I have learned that communities and families benefit greatly when women thrive economically. SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 20, 2024

The post The Brief: Investing in women’s leadership in impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In today’s Brief: Featured: Gender Smart Transferring women’s wealth to women-led funds to build a more equitable economy.

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Impact Investing 104

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 28, 2024

Greetings Agents of Impact! The post The Brief: Impact investing in water – let it flow! This month’s edition of ImpactAlpha Latin America comes out later today. As an ImpactAlpha subscriber, you get the top. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Investing 104

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Here's what he first looks for when hiring in the fast-evolving impact investment space.

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Impact Investing 324

GreenBiz

APRIL 12, 2023

In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, here’s how startups could incorporate impact investing into their treasury management.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The post ImpactAlpha Latin America: Building Central America’s market for impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. It was great to see Carmen Correa, Laura Ortiz, Rodrigo Villar, Justin Schwartz, Aldo Soto, Corentin Larue and so many other Latin.

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Impact Investing 104

Impact Alpha

MAY 9, 2024

impact investors, we have a problem. The post The talk outpaces the walk: Three tough truths about impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In truth, there are several, and they all center around just how challenging it is to.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 28, 2024

The post Making impact investments to help communities maximize historic federal funding for water infrastructure appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Droughts, floods and toxic runoff are overwhelming the country’s aging water infrastructure. The $50 billion in funding earmarked for water in the 2022.

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Impact Investing 102

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. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

MAY 29, 2024

Some investors believe direct backing for enterprises is more positive than using a risk-focused fund manager

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Impact Investing 143

Impact Alpha

MAY 21, 2024

The post Billions of low and middle-income consumers represent trillions in impact investment opportunities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Off-grid solar companies were once dependent on grants and highly-concessional capital to prove that low-income and energy-disconnected households make good and reliable business.

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Impact Investing 105

GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

Amy Danner, project manager at Capital Group, on the big divide between North America and Europe when it comes to impact investment and the challenges of working for one of the world’s largest investment management organizations.

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Impact Investing 316

McKinsey Sustainabilty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

David Su shares his perspectives on the evolution of impact investing and the importance of measurement. He also discusses portfolio company Swing Education to illustrate Apax’s philosophy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Municipal bonds issued by school districts can have a direct impact on helping kids stay in school, especially in communities where they’re most likely to drop out. So, how can muni investors know where or whether their bond will make an impact? But the need isn’t always easy to spot.

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Impact Investing 147