Water
Aqueducts at the south end of San Joaquin Valley, taking pumped water uphill, over the Grapevine, en route to Los Angeles
Muni Impact | June 1, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Improving water sustainability in Los Angeles
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post …
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Dealflow | May 18, 2023
Gradiant raises $225 million, becoming a billion-dollar player in water management
ImpactAlpha, May 18 – Boston-based Gradiant makes water-treatment systems for companies in essential industries, including many supporting the low-carbon transition, like minerals and …
Photo credit: Aqua for All
Dealflow | March 24, 2023
Dealflow spotlight: Catalyzing capital for Africa’s water and sanitation infrastructure
Providing access to clean water and sanitation has long been a public-sector responsibility. But lower-income countries struggle to fund and implement critical water …
Photo by Amritanshu Sikdar on Unsplash
Water | March 23, 2023
Putting a ‘price on water’ and other opportunities to address the H2O crisis
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 23 – In financial markets, water is becoming the new carbon. From early stage startups and corporate supply chains to public policy …
Photo credit: Aqua for All
Water | March 20, 2023
Incofin secures €36 million to invest in access to safe drinking water
ImpactAlpha, March 20 – Belgian impact investment firm Incofin has launched the Water Access Acceleration Fund with €36 million ($38.4 million) from development …
Photo by Metito Utilities.
Water | March 14, 2023
British International Investment and Metito Utilities to invest in water infrastructure in Africa
ImpactAlpha, March 14 — One-third of Africans lack access to clean drinking water; two-thirds lack access to basic sanitation services. Urbanization and climate …
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ESG | October 13, 2022
Net Purpose raises £10 million for a fact-base of social and environmental performance
ImpactAlpha, October 13 — London-based data analytics provider Net Purpose has raised £10 million to help investors measure the performance of their portfolios …
Pearl River flood water rising in neighborhoods in Jackson, MS.
Impact Voices | September 7, 2022
Three shifts needed to build resilient water systems in Jackson, Miss. and other U.S. cities
The (shocking but unsurprising) sad news is that 173,000 residents of Jackson, Miss. will be out of water indefinitely. This water issue is …
Impact Voices | August 22, 2022
Wastewater startups are helping companies reduce costs – and carbon footprints
From record-setting heatwaves and wildfires to sustainability investments and decarbonization goals, carbon emissions are getting the attention they deserve. At the same time, …
Conservation | July 18, 2022
Pegasus Capital Advisors raises $170 million for Global Fund for Coral Reefs
ImpactAlpha, July 18 – Impact investor Pegasus is aiming to raise $625 million in blended financing to protect critically-threatened coral reefs and vulnerable coastal …
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Climate Finance | April 14, 2022
Commonfund Capital raises a $233 million environmental sustainability fund
ImpactAlpha, April 14 — The private equity arm of Wilton, Conn.-based asset manager Commonfund, Commonfund Capital invests primarily in small- and mid-sized real …
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Water | April 12, 2022
Waterplan snags $7 million to help companies manage water-related risk
ImpactAlpha, April 12 — Climate change is wreaking havoc on water supplies and quality. San Francisco-based Waterplan helps Coca-Cola, Colgate and other businesses …
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Water | January 26, 2022
Bain Capital Double Impact backs AqueoUS Vets to remove contaminants from U.S. water infrastructure
ImpactAlpha, January 26 — Nearly 110 million Americans use water that’s contaminated with PFAS, a chemical that can cause decreased fertility, liver damage …
Water | January 20, 2022
How pre-construction financing is building a pipeline of water projects in Kenya
ImpactAlpha, January 20 – Water and sanitation is one of the fastest growing, yet still underinvested sectors of impact investing. An experimental fund …
Climate Finance | July 19, 2021
Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push
ImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling …
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Dealflow | July 19, 2021
Pivot Bio rakes in $430 million to replace synthetic nitrogen in agriculture
ImpactAlpha, July 19 — Berkeley, Calif.-based biotech company Pivot Bio wants to make corn, wheat and rice – the world’s three biggest cereal …
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Dealflow | June 30, 2021
Aquagenuity closes $1.7 million seed round to prevent water-related crises
ImpactAlpha, June 30 – The Flint water crisis was a wakeup call that safe drinking water is not a given, especially in underserved …
Dealflow | March 23, 2021
OurCrowd secures $50 million to invest in water and agtech ventures
ImpactAlpha, March 23 — Waterfund, a global water investment firm, is backing Israel-based venture investing platform OurCrowd. The company launched its first impact …
Water | March 3, 2021
Net-zero means water, too, for corporations serious about climate risk
ImpactAlpha, March 3 – Investors and customers are pushing food, apparel, energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and mining companies to address water security along with …
Climate Finance | February 18, 2021
Building a smart and resilient grid moves up the to-do list after Texas power failures
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 18 – The claim that frozen wind turbines caused Texas’ harrowing power outages turned out to be all hat, no cattle. …
Climate Finance | February 17, 2021
Farmers harvest ‘soil carbon’ to meet rising corporate demand for emission offsets
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 17 – Candidates in last year’s U.S. Senate race in Iowa were asked in a televised debate to cite the clearing …
Climate Finance | January 26, 2021
Accelerating climate emergency spurs innovative financing for adaptation
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 26 – Investments aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions have long overshadowed financing for efforts to help communities adapt to climate …
bank-of-america | April 24, 2017
Matt Damon’s Water.org secures $5 million from B of A for third impact fund
Water.org’s WaterEquity subsidiary is raising its third impact fund to invest in microfinance institutions that lend to households for in-home toilets and water …