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

JULY 6, 2022

New impact investing partnership bolsters Private Wealth’s innovative, client demand-driven strategy. June 30, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Leading global investment manager AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") The new partnership will enhance impact investment offerings for the AB’s private wealth business, Bernstein Private Wealth Management.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. Terms like sustainable investing, impact investing, and ethical investing were used to describe this activity.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Understanding the Racial Wealth and Information Gap The racial wealth gap is a stark reality. However, the wealth gap is not the only barrier; there's also an information gap that limits access to financial resources and opportunities for people of color. Many lack the knowledge or connections necessary to secure loans or investments.

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Stanford Social Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Long-term investment capital without collateral is even scarcer because of its risky nature, impeding the growth of many cooperatives and small businesses. Reverse-Engineering a New Model This is precisely where Kampani, a Belgian social impact investment fund with a purpose-built investment strategy, comes in.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Fund’s seventeen portfolio companies support this trend towards private sector accountability by using technology that engages workers directly; enhances supply chain transparency; validates social and environmental claims; and helps companies make money by being responsible.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The PE firm also helps the company create a reporting package, to ensure its board of directors is informed of progress on a quarterly basis. For example, it works with Upmetrics, a software program and impact measurement and management platform, so that its companies can view and access the data.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

The UK’s disclosures requirements have been based on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), founded in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to improve and increase climate-related financial information reporting.

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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

MAY 16, 2023

More than one billion people around the world live in urban areas without formal access to basic infrastructure such as potable water, sewage, The post Reimagining slums: The business case for infrastructure investments in informal settlements appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

Catalysing gender equality While impact investing alone cannot be a panacea for gender inequality, it is an indispensable component of a larger solution. The Impact Investment Exchange’s Women’s Livelihood Bond Series is one illustration of such innovation. Investment in securities involves the risk of loss.

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James Militzer

JUNE 9, 2022

As long-standing global crises accelerate and new crises continue to emerge, a new, more conscious generation of investors increasingly expects their capital to create positive environmental and social impact. . Those servers are connected to each other, and continuously exchange the newest information across the chain.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Impact investing has found a foothold in donor advised funds. From affluent individuals and families to community and corporate foundations, donors are looking closely at the investment side of their philanthropic capital and investing charitable assets in ways that provide immediate benefit to those who need it most.

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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. Important Information.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Earlier this year, BFE launched its first ESG certification to better equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the growth in sustainable finance and impact investing. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company or request a demo. Media contact: Oisin O Malley: oomalley2@bloomberg.net

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Three guest posts on ImpactAlpha show how the COVID crisis is driving changes in small business lending and impact investing that could outlast the pandemic. Non-bank lenders need capital to finance African small businesses rejected by banks.

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3BL Media

MARCH 7, 2022

Private Equity International (PEI), the global publication that is best known for its focus on informing and connecting private markets, has released its 2022 Responsible Investment Special Report. SOURCE: Acre. DESCRIPTION: By Grace Coleman. To download and read the full report for yourself, please click here. About Acre.

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3BL Media

MARCH 15, 2022

Industry’s first publicly available, searchable resource of impact investing fund managers zeroes in on some of the industry’s most impactful managers.?. These managers bring unique and informed perspectives to the challenges impact investing is addressing.”. SOURCE: ImpactAssets. DESCRIPTION: BETHESDA, Md.,

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

Jolowicz reminds us that insurance companies have a wealth of information that can be used in evaluating risk. Co-operators puts more than 21% of their invested assets, more than $2.6 billion, into impact investments that aim to solve pressing environmental and social challenges.

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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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3BL Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As the world increasingly focuses on financing reduced emissions, we provide decision-useful climate and nature data and analytics that enable firms to make more informed, impactful investment decisions. For more information, visit Bloomberg Sustainable Finance Solutions.

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Chris Hall

JULY 18, 2022

Investors should engage with investee companies on how they are supporting their informal workers, as well as full-time employees, according to a report on ‘decent work’ by the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). . The post Don’t Forget Informal Workers, Investors Told appeared first on ESG Investor.

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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Over the next five years, a third of impact investors plan to increase allocations to sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)’s 2023 GIINSIGHT series, which is based on data captured from 308 impact investors globally. Shiluba Mawela is a managing partner at Tshiamo Impact Partners.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

It outlines how, despite greater corporate climate disclosure and commitments to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, net zero targets and other climate-related goals, many companies fail to adequately disclose sufficient information to investors on how they intend to achieve said ambitions. Decarbonizing the U.S.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 12, 2025

In the absence of specific guidance, some of the more sustainability conscious funds are falling back on the UKs definition of impact investing as part of its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our mission for this event is to help educate participants so they can make better decisions no matter where they may be on their sustainability strategies and impact investing journeys. As the needs of corporates and investors evolve, we continue to develop solutions to reduce complexity and increase impact for our clients.

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3BL Media

APRIL 27, 2022

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Impact Alpha

JULY 7, 2023

The post Empowa: Affordable housing for Mozambique’s informal economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha. David Bank chats with Empowa’s Glen Jordan in the next conversation from the recent “Connecting Capital to Communities” gathering at the Salzburg Global.

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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’s Sector Impact Map has been applied across 50,000 public companies using Bloomberg’s granular segment revenue classification.

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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.” For more information about KeyBank's community investments, visit our corporate responsibility page: [link]. For more information, visit [link].

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nelson Griggs, President of Capital Access Platforms, Nasdaq, said: “We are committed to meeting current and future corporate and investor needs to help clients unlock return on investment for their sustainability initiatives and impact investing strategies.

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3BL Media

MAY 6, 2024

We’re working to increase access to data and information that helps investors and policymakers make informed decisions that both grow the economy and help catalyze investment in a clean energy future.” A selection of highlights from the 2023 Impact Report include: Environmental Impact Reducing emissions in line with a 1.5°C

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2023

(NYSE: MET) and MetLife Foundation announced a $30 million multi-year commitment to support Upstate New York, which includes pledges of $5 million in funding and impact investments by the Foundation and $25 million in impact investments by MetLife. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.

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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 He’s involved in one large-scale project that is using computer vision and extensive deployments of field sensors that attract and photograph nocturnal insects.

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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Impact management systems are essential to delivering the transparency and accountability demanded by regulators, public funders and civil society. They help better manage risk, while enhancing — and providing credible evidence of — development impact.

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