TPG’s Rise Fund bets on accelerated growth in solar electricity in India

India’s aggressive shift to solar energy has attracted yet another private-equity player

How to keep Abraaj Group’s meltdown from dragging down ‘SDG investing’ as well

Failure is still not a universally accepted positive among impact investors. Go figure.

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Impact Carry: A carrot-based approach to boosting the impact of impact investments

It's time we introduce "impact carry" – an incentive to deliver social-return that would be used to generate further return.

Leapfrog Investments takes stake in Nigerian pension fund manager ARM Pensions

ARM Pension has $1.8 billion in funds under management and reaches 700,000 people. Leapfrog did not disclose the amount of its investment.

Mission investors lend $7 million to restore Sandy-impacted homes

The loan from Community Housing Capital and Calvert Impact Capital will allow the nonprofit to restore 150 homes, removing blight, creating jobs and stabilizing communities.

The Brief’s Big 10: What’s next for SDG investing, breakthrough energy, Opportunity Zone mobilization, spreading sustainability

What’s next for SDG investing, breakthrough energy, Opportunity Zone mobilization, spreading sustainability.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures leads with energy-storage investments

The BEV, with $1 billion in commitments from Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, Mukesh Ambani, Richard Branson and others, announced its first two investments.

Lessons of Abraaj, Meow Wolf’s creative expansion, inclusive Opportunity Zones, Best for the World companies

Lessons of Abraaj, Meow Wolf’s creative expansion, inclusive Opportunity Zones, Best for the World companies