An incentive for companies that deliver on sustainability: lower-cost capital

“Sustainability linked loans” represent a way to “pay” companies, with lower-cost capital, for boosting resource efficiency, mitigating climate risks or improving relations with local communities.

Agents of Impact Call No. 8: Financial advisors spill their secrets of sustainable investing (audio)

Financial advisors are transforming themselves into "agents of impact" to deepen their relationships with existing clients, build their book of business – or stay in business at all.

New Ventures is accelerating impact entrepreneurs in Mexico and Latin America (video)

Rodrigo Villar and New Ventures Mexico are waking up private investors to the next wave of innovation taking hold in Mexican and Latin American startups: the one tackling mounting social and environmental challenges.

Developing community feedback tools to help investors manage positive – and negative – impact

Community-driven accountability tools, like the IFC’s “Compliance Advisor Ombudsman,” can provide affordable, relatively fast, and fair platforms for communities to raise grievances to investors, resolve disputes and remedy harm.

Frogtek is bringing Mexico’s one million mom-and-pop shops into the digital age (video)

“We’re trying to democratize the data information on the retail sector,” says Frogtek’s Montse Mora.

Sustainability linked loans, alt-lending in India, Atlanta’s affordable housing startup, BlackRock’s sustainability scorecard, inclusive climate jobs

Sustainability linked loans, alt-lending in India, Atlanta’s affordable housing startup, BlackRock’s sustainability scorecard, inclusive climate jobs

Tencent backs another Latin America neo-bank, taking stake in Ualá

The deal is the latest in a series of funding rounds for Latin American alternative finance companies.

PadSplit raises $4.6 million to match tenants with affordable housing

Core Innovation Capital led the round, which also included impact investors Enterprise Community Partners, The Impact Engine and Kapor Capital.

ZestMoney secures $20 million to lend to India customers with no borrowing history

Emerging market fintech investor Quona Capital led the Series B funding round.

Advice for advisors recap, tilapia in Zambia, charter-school finance in Atlanta, accelerating impact in Latin America

Advice for advisors recap, tilapia in Zambia, charter-school finance in Atlanta, accelerating impact in Latin America