Innovative Finance
Dealflow | October 22, 2020
Humana backs a ‘health outcomes fund’ to expand addiction treatment and support services
ImpactAlpha, October 22 – Healthcare network Humana is investing $5 million to enable nonprofit Volunteers of America to boost capacity and extend critical …
Inclusive Economy | October 22, 2020
SOCAP takes stock of impact investing in a changed world
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – The different mood at this week’s impact investing gathering reflected not just the contrast between an online event and …
Impact Tech | October 21, 2020
How disease-focused venture philanthropy can accelerate cures
Just a few weeks after our son’s second birthday, when emergency room doctors told us his body had destroyed his ability to make …
Africa | October 19, 2020
Call No. 24: Agents of Impact converge on financing solutions to ‘light every clinic’
The people and principles needed to solve the challenges of financing solar power for frontline health clinics were represented on ImpactAlpha’s Agents of …
Clean Energy | October 15, 2020
Investors see a ‘blue wave’ of growth opportunities in sustainability and inclusion
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 15 – “Pro-business” really does have a new meaning. Just a few weeks ago, U.S. investors were said to be fretting about …
Climate Finance | October 12, 2020
Aristata Capital looks for social benefits and lawsuit payouts with impact litigation fund
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 12 – It was only a matter of time before someone put an impact spin on litigation funds, which in recent …
Clean Energy | October 8, 2020
Generate Capital forges $600 million partnership with sustainable energy financier Alturus
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 8 – Generate will take an undisclosed minority stake in Boston-based Alturus and provide up to $600 million in financing for …
Beats | October 7, 2020
Inside the scramble for solar financing as frontline public health clinics confront COVID
The African villages where they’re located might be considered ‘the last mile.’ But the primary public health clinics in those villages are better …
Dealflow | September 30, 2020
Greenhouse venture AppHarvest will reach the Nasdaq before its tomatoes reach consumers
ImpactAlpha, September 30 – High-tech greenhouse grower AppHarvest, which will go public via an acquisition by Novus Capital Corp., ticks the boxes for …
Clean Energy | September 29, 2020
Eight climate finance innovations that can help accelerate a green recovery
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 29 – Innovation in climate finance is critical; with a global COVID pandemic raging, it’s doubly so. Eight new financial solutions …
Agrifood Tech | September 23, 2020
Beneficial Returns backs alt-leather manufacturer Ananas Anam with impact-linked loan
ImpactAlpha, September 23 – Ananas Anam, a woman-led enterprise in the Philippines, buys pineapple leaf waste from farmers and converts it into a …
Clean Energy | September 17, 2020
Aligned closes $1 billion sustainability-linked credit to green data centers
ImpactAlpha, September 17 – Data centers are consuming huge amounts of electricity. Dallas-based Aligned uses energy-efficient cooling systems and has committed to 100% …
Dealflow | September 16, 2020
Mexico issues $890 million Sustainable Development Goal bond
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Mexico has issued a $890 million Sustainable Development Goal bond. Proceeds from the seven-year bond will target vulnerable populations …
Dealflow | September 10, 2020
TPG’s ‘special purpose acquisition company’ aims at sustainable business
ImpactAlpha, September 10 – TPG Pace Group, a holding company of TPG, launched TPG Pace Beneficial Finance to acquire an unnamed business on …
Catalytic Capital | September 10, 2020
Trade finance provides ‘systemic liquidity’ to emerging-market businesses in COVID crisis
In a world where innovation is revered, it can be easy to forget the value of tried and tested tools. When Covid-19 revealed …