Corporate Cash
Corporate Impact | October 5, 2022
How corporations can reduce greenhouse emissions – of their retirement plans and cash deposits
Corporations have embraced net-zero. Some 322 companies have signed The Climate Pledge and even more have made public commitments to address climate change. …
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Corporate Impact | September 20, 2022
CNote raises nearly $7.3 million to tap corporate cash for community development
ImpactAlpha, September 20 — CNote has raised $7.3 million to expand its network of more than 2,000 CDFIs, low-income designated credit unions and …
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Investing in Racial Equity | February 15, 2022
University Growth Fund secures $50 million to recruit students of color
ImpactAlpha, February 15 — University Growth Fund recruits college students, helps them get investment experience in venture capital and connects them with employers …
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Corporate Impact | December 1, 2021
TELUS’ $100 million Pollinator Fund for Good adds three portfolio companies
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — Canadian telecommunications company TELUS launched Pollinator Fund for Good last year to invest in local and international impact startups …
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Corporate Impact | November 15, 2021
Energy Impact Partners raises more than $1 billion for its second fund
ImpactAlpha, November 15 — New York-based Energy Impact Partners scored commitments from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, media conglomerate Cox Enterprises and utilities Southern …
Catalytic Capital | October 26, 2021
Offtakes, guarantees and blended finance: A lexicon of catalytic climate capital
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 26 – Investments in climate solutions are crucial. Purchase orders can be transformative. Hertz’s order of 100,000 Model 3s underscored the …
Place-Based Investing | July 14, 2021
There’s no building back better without investing in underserved communities
Between record levels of government stimulus, an unprecedented vaccination campaign and a buzzing economy, it’s easy to see reasons for optimism as America …
Capitalism Reimagined | June 22, 2021
Turning the renewed power of workers into a lasting pillar of stakeholder capitalism
These days, American workers could well be saying, as Richard Fariña wrote and Nancy Sinatra sang, “Been down so long it looks like …
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Community Finance | June 3, 2021
Corporates emerge as new source of capital for community investment
ImpactAlpha, June 3 – With the closing of its $250 million Black Economic Development Fund, LISC showed off the opportunity to tap corporations as …
Dealflow | March 22, 2021
Adani Green Energy secures $1.4 billion loan for renewable portfolio in India
ImpactAlpha, March 22 — Adani Green Energy Limited, the renewable asset management arm of India’s Adani Group, has scored a $1.4 billion loan …
Impact Voices | March 17, 2021
How some corporations are driving capital to Black founders and investors
When Merck’s Ken Frazier last December announced the OneTen initiative, a coalition of 37 CEOs that aims to close the opportunity gap for …
Golden coins with bitcoin symbol on a mainboard.
Corporate Cash | February 10, 2021
Bets Elon Musk might have made beyond Bitcoin
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 10 – Corporations are sitting on a collective $4 trillion in cash, fueled by tax cuts and low-cost borrowing. How they …
Illustration by Tomi Um.
Corporate Cash | 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 — …