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Looking Ahead to 2024 | December 25, 2023
Holiday List No. 1: A dozen Agents of Impact to watch in 2024
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 23 – Bold leaders. Taking action. Driving impact. That’s the tagline we’ve used for the dozens of Agents of Impact we profiled …
December 22, 2023
Policy Executive, Sustainability
About the job Description British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is seeking …
December 22, 2023
Investment Portfolio Officer
Do you tick these boxes? Then this could be your next job! Personally connected to sustainable and/or impact investing Execution of private investments …
December 20, 2023
Fund Accountant
The Fund Accountant is a member of the Financial Accounting & Reporting department and operates within the Fund Accountants domain. This domain is …
The Brief | December 19, 2023
The Brief: At Stake in 2024: Impact investing in emerging markets
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: At Stake in 2024 From financial inclusion to women to health, investing in emerging markets requires a climate …
Ownership Economy | December 14, 2023
With employee trusts, Canada opens a pathway to worker ownership
ImpactAlpha, December 14 — Expect to see a surge in Canadian companies converting to employee ownership in 2024. Legislation set to go into …
Impact Voices | December 14, 2023
How investors are moving from “alignment” to “contribution” to the UN Global Goals
From the time that the UN Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in 2015, private finance was seen as a key component of financing …
Jeffrey Ubben of Inclusive Capital Partners
Institutional Impact | December 13, 2023
Don’t take Jeffrey Ubben’s shutdown of Inclusive Capital for more than he’s worth
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, contributes a bi-weekly column on the policies, practices and strategies of the …
The Brief | December 13, 2023
The Brief: Today’s Call: Hidden impact in muni bonds, shuttering Jeffrey Ubben, women’s livelihood bond, Omidyar Network exits India, decarbonizing your banking
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 👋 Hop on today’s Call: How to spot overlooked impact and risk in municipal bonds. Join Activest’s Homero Radway, …
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Climate and Gender | December 13, 2023
IIX scores $100 million for its sixth Women’s Livelihood Bond
ImpactAlpha, December 13 – Since launching the bond series in 2017, the Singapore-based impact investment firm has raised nearly $230 million to support …
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The Brief | December 12, 2023
The Brief: In community with food, greening global agriculture, electric buses in Africa and India, Sir Ronald’s $900 million impact fund
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 👋 Last Chance to RSVP: Muni Impact. Spot mispriced demographic and climate risk in municipal bonds. Find hidden impact …
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Dealflow | December 12, 2023
Sir Ronald Cohen’s Apax Partners closes $900 million global impact fund
ImpactAlpha, December 12 — Born in Egypt to a Jewish family that emigrated to the UK, Sir Ronald Cohen in 1972 launched Apax …
The Brief | December 7, 2023
The Brief: AI for climate, sustainable forestry investing, Congruent’s climate tech fund, Zestmoney’s shutdown, crypto and ESG
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: The Transition AI’s killer app: Guiding humanity through the climate challenge. The power of artificial intelligence (as well …
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Climate Finance | December 7, 2023
Congruent Ventures rakes in $275 million for its third climate tech fund
ImpactAlpha, December 7 — The San Francisco-based fund received bids of more than a half-billion dollars from endowments, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and …
The Brief | December 6, 2023
The Brief: Social premiums in muni bonds, Milwaukee’s cautionary tale, Africa’s local funds, foundations of social justice, tools for institutional investors
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Muni Impact From Atlanta to St. Paul, bond issuers are steering muni markets toward racial equity. When the …
Milwaukee, WI
Muni Impact | December 6, 2023
Lessons learned from Milwaukee’s flirtation with bankruptcy
Editor’s Note: Community Finance Brief is a weekly newsletter from Matt Posner of Court Street Group, now syndicated on ImpactAlpha. When a town, …
Impact Investing | December 6, 2023
Impact(ed): Driving foundation endowments toward social justice (podcast)
Private foundations collectively control more than a trillion dollars of capital invested across a variety of traditional asset classes. A small portion of …
December 5, 2023
Impact Finance Solicitor
Why Bates Wells? The role This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced debt finance lawyer to join our market leading impact …
The Brief | December 1, 2023
The Week in impact investing: Soft power
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Art of the deal. Call it greenwashing. Or call it soft power. The presidency of the annual COP …
Catalytic Capital | December 1, 2023
ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Blending global insurance assets for impact
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — The new $1.1 billion SDG Loan Fund is significant for the use of catalytic capital, in the form of …
Economist Milton Friedman on a postage stamp
Capitalism Reimagined | November 27, 2023
Fiduciaries have a duty of care to their investors and to the world
Quoting his own book, economist Milton Friedman wrote in the New York Times Magazine in 1970, “There is one and only one social …
ImpactAlpha Open | November 21, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Introducing ‘Macro Impact’ + building an ownership movement
Greetings, Agents of Impact! We’re celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday this week in the U.S. At ImpactAlpha, we’re grateful for your attention, your feedback, and …
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Institutional Impact | November 20, 2023
Making impact real, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love values investing
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, contributes a bi-weekly column on the policies, practices and strategies of the …
The Brief | November 20, 2023
The Brief: Return to values investing, traffic congestion in Texas, TIME’s climate leaders, alt-ownership structure
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Institutional Impact Making impact real, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love values investing. Companies that …
The Brief | November 17, 2023
The Week in Impact Investing: Optimize
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Collective leadership. To “realize my full potential” at a recent conference, I took part in a vigorous morning …
November 16, 2023
Director, Impact Investments, NatureVest
WHO WE ARE The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As …
ImpactAlpha Open | November 14, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Private equity’s appetite for impact funds + assessing meat risk
Hi there, Agents of Impact! Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly roundup of must-reads and exciting opportunities across impact investing and …
The Brief | November 13, 2023
The Brief: Higher for longer, AI for tapping the IRA, Japanese investors in Africa, rare earth-free magnets, Evanston’s reparations
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Macro Impact ‘First-time ever’ economic conditions challenge impact investors to rethink models and expectations. The realities of high …
November 9, 2023
Director (Deal Lead), Impact Investments, NatureVest
Director (Deal Lead), Impact Investments, NatureVest Who We Are: The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all …
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The Brief | November 8, 2023
The Brief: Climate + gender portfolio, Candide’s just transition fund, Gresham House’s forest strategy, Black-led inclusion tech, PE’s impact tailwinds
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ⚡ TODAY: Get Plugged In. VertueLab’s Aina Abiodun joins host Sherrell Dorsey on LinkedIn Live to discuss centering local …
The Brief | November 7, 2023
The Brief: Quality job strategies make The Liist, KKR’s second impact fund, Social Finance targets DAFs, 174 real estate funds, US hemp opportunity
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Don’t miss these upcoming ImpactAlpha calls: ⚡ Plugged In: Local climate innovation with Aina Abiodun of VertueLab. The Portland-based …
The view from KKR's Hudson Yards office in New York (photo: ImpactAlpha)
Inclusive Economy | November 7, 2023
KKR clinches $2.8 billion for second impact fund
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 7 – The Global Impact Fund launched by KKR five years ago has become one of the private equity giant’s highest …
ImpactAlpha Open | November 7, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Lessons from impact failures + US hemp opportunity
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly newsletters of top news and opportunities in impact investing and sustainable …
The Brief | November 6, 2023
The Brief: New wave of oceans investing, Pomona’s persistence, diabetes care in Egypt and India, Brookfield’s debt for renewable energy, job quality in India
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Don’t miss these upcoming ImpactAlpha calls: ⚡ Plugged In: Local climate innovation. Join host Sherrell Dorsey in conversation with …
The Brief | November 2, 2023
The Brief: Republicans’ big chill on shareholder action, rural electrification in Côte d’Ivoire, upskilling workers in Colorado, lessons from Acumen’s failures
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 📞 Agents of Impact Call: Women as agents of change for climate resilience. If and when we meet the …
Congressman Jim Jordan (R), Chairman of House Judiciary Committee
Stewardship | November 2, 2023
With subpoenas, Rep. Jim Jordan seeks to chill shareholder action on climate
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 2 – The GOP majority on the House Judiciary Committee escalated its legal showdown with shareholder activists and industry initiatives that …
October 31, 2023
Principal, Sustainability Policy & Innovation
About the job At IMCO, our talent is among the best! IMCO offers a uniquely stimulating and rewarding environment where you can help …
Impact Careers | October 27, 2023
The Week’s Impact Jobs: October 27, 2023
Foundations, pension funds and fund management firms are among the organizations on the hunt for impact talent this fall. Just this week: US East …
October 26, 2023
Investment Portfolio Officer
Investment Portfolio Officer (full time) Do you tick these boxes? Then this could be your next job! Personally connected to sustainable and/or …
October 26, 2023
Director, Impact Investments, NatureVest
OFFICE LOCATION This position may be based in Europe, Latin America, or Africa in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking …
IIX’s Durreen Shahnaz in Monday’s opening plenary at SOCAP23
Gender Smart | October 24, 2023
Gender lens investors at SOCAP23 look beyond the ‘business case’ to move capital to women
Don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness. That adage captured the mood shift among gender lens investors at this week’s SOCAP23 in San Francisco. Investors …
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The Brief | October 24, 2023
The Brief: Overheard at SOCAP, moving capital to women, disability solutions, battery storage in Texas, outperforming on impact
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Overhead at SOCAP23 Gender lens investors look beyond ‘the business case’ to move capital to women. Don’t ask …
The Brief | October 20, 2023
The Week in Impact Investing: The Alpha in Impact
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Positive externalities. What’s in a name? When we launched ImpactAlpha almost a decade ago, we wanted to cut …
Emerging and Growth Markets | October 19, 2023
Deal spotlight: Building investment pathways in the world’s most neglected markets
ImpactAlpha, October 20 – “Mobilize” may be the word of the year for emerging markets investments. Africa alone needs an additional $100 billion …
Impact Voices | October 17, 2023
Tapping the creativity of local fund managers to scale small business finance
Small businesses are the growth engine for inclusive and resilient development in Africa. Yet the $330 billion annual financing gap remains stubbornly sticky …