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InStride Health raises $30 million for pediatric mental health services
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Dealflow | Dennis Price
Mexico’s Savia Ventures backs Chilean alt-protein startup Done Properly (video)
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Dealflow | Jessica Pothering
New Global Innovation Lab cohort dives into regional climate finance solutions
The Brief
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The Week’s Podcast
🎧 This Week in Impact. Host Brian Walsh dives into ImpactAlpha’s top stories, with commentary from editor David Bank. Up this week: Tracking the players building the US's “green bank” to finance climate-smart community infrastructure; catalyzing climate lending to small businesses in emerging markets; and why Brazil is doubling down on the impact economy.
The Week’s Short Signals
🤐 Larry Fink changes the subject. The BlackRock chief has ditched ESG themes in his annual letter for “rethinking retirement.” There are no mentions of diversity. When climate is cited, it is in the context of “energy pragmatism.” There’s even a shout-out to Texas, which has blacklisted the asset manager for allegedly boycotting oil and gas companies. (BlackRock)
The Week’s Deal Spotlight
Trickle of financing to phase out coal. Predictions of peak coal have come and gone as global efforts to phase out the dirty fossil fuel founder in regions reliant on it. "To deliver for climate, we need a rapid and just transition away from coal,” said Tariye Gbadegesin, the new head of Washington, DC-based multilateral Climate Investment Funds. The organization invested $85 million in North Macedonia's $2.2 billion plan to eliminate coal by 2030. The Balkan country of two million people generates 40% of its power from coal. North Macedonia launched its coal phase-out plan at COP28 last year in Dubai. It is looking to catalyze nearly $600 million in co-financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, and other public and private investors.
The Week’s Talent and Jobs
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Climate Finance
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New Global Innovation Lab cohort dives into regional climate finance solutions
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Wealth-building and community ownership in the next stage of The Great Deployment
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How green banks are blending finance for community infrastructure and greenhouse gas reduction (video)
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