Corporate Impact
Impact Management | November 30, 2020
Updating investment ‘exclusion lists’ for deeper social and environmental impact
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 24 – Cluster bombs and hazardous chemicals. Tobacco and firearms. Child labor and corruption. “Exclusion” lists have for decades helped investors keep …
Corporate Impact | November 30, 2020
Lawsuit against Candide Group dismissed in latest setback for private prison operator
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 30 – A California judge dismissed a defamation suit brought in March by Nashville-based CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison …
Dealflow | November 30, 2020
Canada’s TELUS commits $45 million to corporate social impact fund
ImpactAlpha, November 30 — The telecommunications company launched the fund to invest in local and international impact startups focused on improving health, agriculture, …
Impact Voices | November 25, 2020
How to stop ‘astroturf’ campaigns and the spread of misinformation
That the network of trade associations and advocacy groups blocking meaningful action on climate change was bankrolled by fossil fuel interests comes not …
Agrifood Tech | November 19, 2020
“Pandemic risk” spurs investors to press food producers for changes
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – Factory closures. COVID hotspots. Worker lawsuits. Investors in the world’s largest meat, fish and dairy companies were unprepared for factory …
ESG | November 19, 2020
Boldface names on vaccines, racial justice and climate action
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Jamie Dimon, rapper-activist Killer Mike and …
Puno, Peru | Photo credit: Simon Mayer
ESG | November 18, 2020
Responsible restructurings: How impact investors can help emerging market businesses survive the ‘debt pandemic’
Impact investors may be missing an opportunity to restore sustainable emerging market growth and earn commercial returns by providing desperately needed restructuring support …
ESG | November 16, 2020
U.S. sustainable investing tops $17 trillion, a third of assets under management
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 16 – U.S. investors added more than $5 trillion to environmental, social and governance, or ESG, strategies from the start of …
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Dealflow | November 12, 2020
Twitter invests $100 million in OFN’s new racial justice fund
ImpactAlpha, November 12 — Google, Netflix, PayPal, Square. Twitter is the latest big-tech firm to throw its weight — and corporate cash — …
2030 Finance | November 12, 2020
Expected U.S. reset on climate action is a green light for allies and investors
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 12 – The 30th storm in a record-breaking hurricane season formed in the Caribbean. The U.S. Federal Reserve recognized climate change …
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris | Photo credit: Christos S
Climate Finance | November 11, 2020
Agents of Impact on transition tailwinds for climate action, racial justice and local economic revival
ImpactAlpha invited Agents of Impact to share their “hot takes” and post-election insights into the new operating environment.
Climate Finance | November 10, 2020
How far will the pendulum of ESG guidance swing back in a Biden administration?
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 10 – Investors poured nearly $50 billion into ESG-focused exchange-traded funds in just two days last week as the U.S. election …