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Why Brazil’s next chapter in impact investing starts with local capital
Climate finance and gender investing are too often treated as separate conversations. On the latest Women Changing Finance, Heading for Change’s Sana Kapadia …
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Community Capital Management backs LEBEC to boost innovative finance in the private impact market
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Climate First raises $67 million to combine impact retail banking and solar lending
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Fibers Fund and Invest Appalachia provide loans and grants for hemp production in North Carolina
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Swiss-German impact fund offers patient capital for Europe’s early impact ventures
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Emerging fund managers’ back office may be the unsung hero of impact investing (video)
If you’re starting an impact fund, chances are you’ve got a bold investment thesis, a strong desire to create positive change in the …
Starting with the problem, impact-first managers are returning impact investing to its roots (video)
After two decades spent coaxing cautious capital off the sidelines with the promise of “market rate” returns, some impact fund managers are going …
Huge opportunities and trickle of capital make Brazil an impact growth market
A mismatch of demand for and supply of impact capital in a country roughly the size of the United States has created one …
How commercial investors are streamlining blended fund structures
Blended finance is rebounding, but this time with a twist. Commercial investors are stepping up to drive some of the biggest blended-finance funds …
Moving from the ‘why’ to the ‘how’ of impact incentives
ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Impact investors have for years debated the need for embedded structures to incentivize impact outcomes for impact fund managers. …
Impact Voices
Provocative opinions and insightful analysis from the community
More than a dozen climate and biodiversity collaboratives advance system-change in Latin America
Climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and financing gaps are deeply interconnected. No single organization, investor or source of capital can address them alone. …
The accounting reform that could help American capitalism finally grow up
In just a few days, on the 4th of July, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th birthday. In a fitting …
Building the toolkit for impact-first investing
For decades, philanthropic investors have largely used two wallets for their capital: grants to support social causes, and investments designed to generate market-rate …
The new capital stack for global health
The old model for global health – whether you loved it, hated it, or both – is over. Full stop. As foreign aid …
Why health investors should measure impact (even if they start small)
Investing in health does not automatically optimize health impact. While investee success can often correlate with better patient outcomes, the picture remains incomplete …
Agents of Impact
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