Regeneration
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Dealflow | September 26, 2023
Environment Bank offers biodiversity credits to catalyze corporate investment in nature restoration
ImpactAlpha, September 26 â Global conservationists and policymakers are working to develop an economically-viable market for biodiversity credits, also known as biocredits, to …
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Conservation | September 7, 2023
Bezos Earth Fund deploys $22.8 million for locally-led landscape restoration in Africa
ImpactAlpha, September 7 â Bezos Earth Fund will deploy $22.8 million to fund the restoration of roughly 1.5 million acres of degraded land …
Regeneration | August 25, 2023
Deal spotlight: Reforesting the Amazon
ImpactAlpha, August 25 â Nature-based solutions âcould help reduce one-third of the necessary global emissions by the end of the decade, but remain …
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Regeneration | August 17, 2023
Farmland LPâs third fund raises $33 million for organic and sustainable farmland
ImpactAlpha, August 17 â San Francisco-based fund manager Farmland LP has acquired over 16,000 acres of conventional commercial farmland in Washington, Oregon and …
Mangrove forest in Sindh, Pakistan
Conservation | August 9, 2023
Revival of Pakistan’s mangroves provides a blueprint for global restoration
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 9 â Less than 20 years ago, Keti Bandar, a coastal town in southeastern Pakistan, had barren shores. Today, it’s a …
Low-carbon transition | July 18, 2023
Isometric secures $25 million to register and verify carbon-removal offsets
ImpactAlpha, July 18 â Capturing carbon directly from the atmosphere will be necessary to reverse greenhouse gas emissions, the International Panel on Climate …
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Climate Finance | April 28, 2023
Deal spotlight: Financing farming and small-business leaders in regeneration
ImpactAlpha, April 28 â Root Capital calls them âclimate action leaders.â World Resources Institute calls them âregeneration champions.â Pioneering small farmers, agri-businesses and …
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Catalytic Capital | April 24, 2023
BlueOrchardâs Green Earth Impact Fund secures $25 million from Luxembourgâs ministry of finance
ImpactAlpha, April 24 â Luxembourg’s ministry of finance has committed $25 million to BlueOrchard Finance’s Green Earth Impact Fund, which seeks to raise …
Impact Voices | March 21, 2023
Tree planting has gotten a bad name. Hereâs how to restore its effectiveness as a climate solution.
Whatâs not to love about planting trees? Once considered a tried and true solution to the climate crisis, tree-growing has lately been given …
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Dealflow | January 17, 2023
Anew Climate commits $640 million to Terra Global for nature-based carbon offsets in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, January 17 â Oakland-based Anew is the product of TPG Riseâs rollup last year of Element Markets and Bluesource (for background, see …
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Dealflow | November 4, 2022
ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Nature-based solutions
ImpactAlpha, November 4 â Demand is surging for high-quality nature-based carbon offsets, and developers are scrambling to supply them. Houston-based ZeroSix, formed by …
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Conservation | October 20, 2022
New Forestsâ African Forestry Impact Platform secures $200 million from development finance institutions
ImpactAlpha, October 20 â Nearly 10 million acres of forests in Africa, one of Earthâs most important carbon sinks and soil, are disappearing …
Gregory Landua, co-founder of Regen Network. Photo: Dan Keeler
Blockchain/AI/IoT | October 6, 2022
Building and musing about blockchain-based regenerative finance in Medellin
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 6 â Blockchain eco-warriors descended on Medellin, Colombia last week to stake a claim for the role the technology can play in …
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Oceans | September 12, 2022
Ocean 14 Capital raises âŹ100 million to advance the blue economy
ImpactAlpha, September 12 â Investing in sustainable and regenerative oceans is a multi-trillion-dollar global opportunity that could create 40 million jobs by 2030, …
Raincoat's founding team. Photo by Raincoat.
Climate and Clean Tech | August 9, 2022
Raincoat scores $4.5 million to scale disaster insurance in the Caribbean and Latam
ImpactAlpha, August 9 â More than 150 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been impacted by hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and …
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Climate Finance | July 28, 2022
Circulate Capital secures $53 million to reduce plastic pollution
ImpactAlpha, July 28 â Circulate Capital has been investing in recycling and waste-reduction efforts to keep plastic out of oceans and waterways since …
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Low-carbon transition | July 8, 2022
ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Carbon capture
ImpactAlpha, July 8 â The aftershocks of the Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agencyâs powers to regulate greenhouse gasses are still …
Tamilnadu, India
India | May 31, 2022
Aavishkaar seeks to raise a $500 million carbon fund for India, South Asia and Southeast Asia
ImpactAlpha, May 31 â India-based Aavishkaar Capital says it’s raising carbon fund of up to $500 million for investments in India, South Asia …
Agrifood Tech | May 31, 2022
Switch Bioworks raises $4.3 million for sustainable nitrogen biofertilizer
ImpactAlpha, May 31 â Biotech companies are promising to help farmers cut down on synthetic, and expensive, nitrogen fertilizer. San Carlos, Calif.-based Switch …
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Dealflow | May 18, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies commits $242 million for clean energy in developing countries
ImpactAlpha, May 18 â With $164 million in commitments, Michael Bloombergâs foundation says it has helped close down more than two-thirds of coal …
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Regeneration | May 16, 2022
AXA, Unilever and Tikehau Capital seed regenerative agriculture fund with âŹ300 million
ImpactAlpha, May 16 â Paris-based Tikehau Capital and AXA and U.K.-based Unilever are joining forces to launch a regenerative agriculture fund, which seeks …
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Climate and Clean Tech | May 9, 2022
Pachama scores $55 million to verify forest-based carbon credits
ImpactAlpha, May 9 â Pachama, which uses satellite imaging and artificial intelligence to monitor carbon stored in forests, has raised $55 million in …
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Dealflow | May 5, 2022
Decarbonization Partners backs alt-leather producer MycoWorks
ImpactAlpha, May 5 â BlackRock and Singaporeâs Temasek launched Decarbonization Partners last year with a combined $600 million commitment. Its first investment: MycoWorks, …
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Agrifood Tech | May 3, 2022
Lightsmith Group backs Brazilâs Solinftecâs precision agriculture-as-a-service
ImpactAlpha, May 3 â New York-based private equity firm Lightsmith Group raised $186 million to invest in companies with data and technology for …
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Climate and Clean Tech | April 25, 2022
Air Company raises $30 million to turn carbon into vodka and other products
ImpactAlpha, April 25 â New York-based Air Company uses only air, water and sunlight to transform captured carbon into carbon-negative spirits and other …
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Climate Finance | April 25, 2022
Circular Innovation Fund secures âŹ50 million from L’OrĂ©al
ImpactAlpha, April 25 â Global cosmetics giant L’OrĂ©al has made a âŹ50 million ($53.9 million) allocation to Circular Innovation Fund, a joint venture …
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Regeneration | April 21, 2022
On this Earth Day, three ways to care for the earth beneath our feet
Many of the pressing issues we face today have their roots in how we treat our land and grow and eat our food. …
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Regeneration | April 20, 2022
Advancing Eco Agriculture raises $4.7 million for regenerative agriculture
ImpactAlpha, April 20 â Middlefield, Ohio-based Advancing Eco Agriculture provides sustainable fertilizer, consultations and data to farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture practices. …
Climate Finance | April 12, 2022
Nuveen and Shell Foundation to deploy $100 million for climate resilience in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, April 12 â Nuveen, the $1.3 trillion asset-management arm of TIAA, has enlisted Shell Foundation to allocate growth capital to companies helping …
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SDGs | April 4, 2022
WaterEquity secures $153 million for water and sanitation impact
ImpactAlpha, April 4 â A subsidiary of Matt Damonâs Water.org, WaterEquity backs microfinance institutions along with micro-utilities, toilet manufacturers and water kiosks to …
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Regeneration | March 31, 2022
Farmland LP raises $130 million to convert conventional farmland to organic
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 31 â Farmland LP has raised $130 million to convert conventional farmland to organic. The close of Farmlandâs Vital Farmland REIT, the …
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Innovative Finance | March 29, 2022
World Bank raises $150 million âRhino Bondâ for conservation in South Africa
ImpactAlpha, March 29 â Proceeds from the five-year bond will support conservation projects to increase the population of endangered black rhinos. Investors will …
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Climate Finance | March 21, 2022
Kimmeridge deploys $200 million for nature-based carbon offsets
ImpactAlpha, March 21 â New York- and Denver-based asset manager Kimmeridge is investing up to $200 million to launch a platform for nature-based …
Ben Christensen, founder and CEO of Cambium Carbon. Photo credit: Cambium Carbon.
Regeneration | March 21, 2022
Cambium Carbon snags $3.2 million to recycle wood waste for carbon sequestration
ImpactAlpha, March 21 â Approximately 36 millions trees fall in U.S. cities each year and are sent to landfills, representing more than $26 …
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Climate Finance | March 3, 2022
NCX secures $50 million to expand its market for forest-based carbon offsets
ImpactAlpha, March 3 â NCX, formerly known as SilviaTerra, connects landowners who commit to not cutting down their trees with corporations looking to …
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Dealflow | February 9, 2022
KKR Global Impact backs Resource Environmental Solutions for restoration and infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, February 9 â Bellaire, Texas-based Resource Environmental Solutions develops green infrastructure, including stormwater management and restoration projects for wildlife habitat, wetlands and …
Climate Finance | November 15, 2021
A global carbon market stirs to life, with new rules at COP26
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 15 â With so much on the line at the global climate summit just wrapped in Glasgow, you can forgive people …
Climate Finance | November 10, 2021
Price of carbon rises along with sea levels, as market mechanisms emerge
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 10 â The foreign minister of Tuvalu addressing world leaders while knee deep in coastal waters will be one of the …
Impact Investing | November 3, 2021
Finance to the fore as catalytic climate capital rallies COP26
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 3 â Pledges and pessimism gave way to concrete commitments of climate capital as world leaders clinched two major agreements before …
Konda Mason, Jubilee Justice
Agents of Impact | October 29, 2021
Konda Mason, Jubilee Justice: Putting life at the center of regenerative agriculture
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 29 â Konda Masonâs move from managing jazz musicians to financing regenerative farmers “felt pretty seamless to me,” Mason said at the …
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Regeneration | October 28, 2021
Embracing regenerative practices to restore climate and community
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 28 â Take a deep breath. We’re 60 years into an 80-year paradigm shift away from economic extraction and towards the regeneration …
Catalytic Capital | October 21, 2021
$100 billion is just a down payment on financing the climate transition in developing nations
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 21 â For want of a nail…the kingdom was lost, as the old proverb goes. For want of $100 billion, a …
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Climate Finance | October 5, 2021
Reforestation startup DroneSeed raises $36 million for rapid wildfire recovery
ImpactAlpha, October 5 â Seattle-based DroneSeed works on reforestation projects with government agencies, timber companies and nonprofits such as The Nature Conservancy. The …
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Climate Finance | September 21, 2021
âForest resilience bondsâ show an ounce of prevention can slow wildfires â and provide 4% returns
ImpactAlpha, September 21 â In a corner of the Tahoe National Forest in California that has escaped this yearâs devastating wildfires, crews have …
Conservation | September 14, 2021
Move over SPACs. Here come NACs to turn ecosystem services into tradable assets
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 14 â The New York Stock Exchange is seeking approval for a new kind of publicly traded asset based on the …