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Catalytic Capital | September 16, 2017
Emerson Collective to incubate innovation in immigration advocacy
With the fate of DACA uncertain, Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective is setting up an Immigration Innovation Incubator to support services, advocacy and …
Dealflow | September 16, 2017
Kings Learning raises $2.5 million for low-income Indian learners
The Bangalore company’s game-based teaching app helps underprivileged students develop spoken English skills to land jobs in India’s booming knowledge economy. The app, …
2030 Finance | September 16, 2017
U.K. waste-to-energy plant lands $275 million in debt financing
U.S.-based Wheelabrator and U.K. energy company SSE are constructing a 70-megawatt plant in Yorkshire, in northern England, to treat up to 675,000 tons …
Climate Finance | September 16, 2017
Mars pledges $1 billion to tackle climate change
Plenty of big companies have announced sustainability commitments (and progress) in light of the Paris climate agreement and U.N. Sustainable Development targets. Few …
2030 Finance | September 15, 2017
Mirova land fund, women’s entrepreneurship in India, carbon-capture tech, energy efficiency =…
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Dealflow: Follow the Money Mirova formally launches $300 million Land Degradation Neutrality Fund. The UN-affiliated fund will invest in sustainable agriculture …
Dealflow | September 15, 2017
An Israeli testbed for senior-care startups
A joint venture between Tech for Good and Matav Association will incubate ventures working to improve at-home senior care. Israel’s over-65 population is projected …
China | September 15, 2017
China’s fossil fuel-free car future
China, the world’s largest car market with over 25.5 million cars and light vehicles sold in 2016, has signaled an end to production …
2030 Finance | September 14, 2017
Impact data flywheel, African agribusiness deals, corporate renewables push, Blade Runner through…
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: ImpactAlpha Original The impact data flywheel is beginning to spin. ImpactAlpha wraps up the “Operation Impact” series, produced in …
Impact Management | September 14, 2017
Open Daily: The impact data flywheel starts to spin
In Operation Impact, leading practitioners bust common impact investing myths with practical solutions. The series is brought to you by ImpactAlpha in partnership …
2030 Finance | September 13, 2017
Québec’s largest pension fund turns to carbon budgets to address climate risks
Investment managers at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have a new tool to help them account for the increased financial risks …
Industry News | September 13, 2017
Pushing the bounds of who is creditworthy
If fallout from the massive cybersecurity breach at Equifax, one of three U.S. companies that rate consumer credit histories, doesn’t engulf the full …
Dealflow | September 13, 2017
Billion-dollar B Corp acquisition
Natura, the Brazilian cosmetics company and certified B Corp for its ethical and sustainable practices, acquired the Body Shop from French cosmetics company …
Dealflow | September 13, 2017
Red Cross launches war-zone rehabilitation bond
The International Committee of the Red Cross has created what it’s calling the first humanitarian impact bond, a $27.3 million private placement to …
Beats | September 13, 2017
Inside Unilever’s epic experiment in corporate sustainability
Environmentally friendly soaps, water-pump installations in sub-Saharan Africa and advertisements without gender stereotypes. And a belief that promoting health and happiness in emerging …
2030 Finance | September 13, 2017
Alaska’s universal income, immigrant innovation, carbon budgets, Made in China 2025
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: Open Mic What Alaska’s oil dividend can teach us about Universal Basic Income. One of the most intriguing sections of …