Impact investors start to make stodgy municipal bonds sexy (podcast)

Hidden inside the $3.8 trillion market for U.S. municipal bonds are mispriced social and environmental risks, untapped value and a whole lot of potential for on-the-ground impact in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

As assets flow to ESG investing, investors on the sidelines face hidden risks

In a raft of recent reports, asset managers from giants like BlackRock and State Street to sustainability specialists Boston Common and Cornerstone Capital Group have shown that considering ESG can help reduce investors’ exposure to climate change, supply-chain disruptions, management scandals and other material risks.

Clínicas del Azúcar’s one-stop diabetes centers marry health innovation with affordability (video)

Since launching in 2011, the diabetes clinic chain has treated more than 20,000 patients, and has become the largest provider for diabetes and hypertension care in Mexico.

Cities and investors de-mystify the Opportunity Zone capital stack

Conversations around Opportunity Zones have matured from what to how as deadlines loom for claiming full tax benefits.

Making the ‘S’ in ESG stand for ‘Share the Wealth’ (podcast)

In the latest episode of ImpactAlpha’s Returns on Investment podcast, the roundtable regulars take up the challenge of why and how capitalism needs to be reformed, with a provocative discussion on inequality and the age-old tension between capital and labor.

Follow the Talent: Agents of Impact Special Report for Apr. 12

Follow the talent with ImpactAlpha’s weekly report on career moves, job openings, events and opportunities.

Risk, adjusted: BlackRock and Mercer signal the repricing of climate risk

ImpactAlpha, April 11 – Investors’ portfolios may get a jolt from a sudden “repricing event” that recalibrates the risks of climate change, according to a new report from Mercer. In a sequel to its “Investing in a Time of Climate Change” report, the global consultancy suggests the market isn’t fully pricing the “physical risks” of

Key ingredient in the blended-finance blend: revenues

"To put it bluntly, if you want investors, you have to present a revenue line," says Convergence's Joan Larrea.

Sexy impact munis, Acumen’s off-grid energy fund, rural childcare, alt-credit in the UK, flexible Opportunity Zone regulations

Sexy impact munis, Acumen’s off-grid energy fund, rural childcare, alt-credit in the UK, flexible Opportunity Zone regulations

“Alternative” credit bureau Credit Kudos secures £2.2 million

Ascension Ventures led the firm's funding round via its Fair by Design social impact fund, whose mandate is to invest in companies remedying the “poverty premium” that poor people often pay to access basic goods and services.

Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures raises $70 million for off-grid solar ventures in East Africa

KawiSafi has invested $21 million in five companies, including d.light, a leading solar lantern and home-system provider

MyVillage raises $6 million to combat rural “childcare deserts”

MyVillage is trying to make quality early education programs affordable and accessible in rural parts of the U.S.

Exposing hidden risks, Pearson’s edtech venture fund, at-home health diagnostics, LISC’s mission-related investment, local newspaper impact

Exposing hidden risks, Pearson’s edtech venture fund, at-home health diagnostics, LISC’s mission-related investment, local newspaper impact