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ImpactAlpha Open | May 30, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Ownership economy + carbon market correction
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Jobs | May 29, 2023
Job Description: Impact investing reporter
Tired of business as usual? Want to make a difference in the world? ImpactAlpha is looking for an ambitious, data-driven reporter to join …
Investing in Health | May 25, 2023
Health is too important to be left to the health sector alone
The World Bank Group’s and International Monetary Fund themed their recent meetings in Washington, DC, “The way forward: Building resilience and reshaping development.” …
Philadelphia, PA
Muni Impact | May 25, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Social bond to tackle poverty and unlock growth in Philadelphia
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post …
Clegg Auto | Photo credit: Clegg Auto
Ownership Economy | May 24, 2023
A Utah auto shop demonstrates a pathway to worker ownership via a perpetual purpose trust
ImpactAlpha, May 24 – The mechanics and other employees at Clegg Auto’s four car-repair shops in northern Utah since last fall have received an …
Return on Inclusion | May 24, 2023
Seven lessons from successful financial activists
What does it take to be an effective financial activist? After supporting 156 Just Economy Institute fellows over the past six years, we …
Impact Management | May 23, 2023
UN metrics measure enterprise impact on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Time is running out to meet the ambitious UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set for 2030. There are real concerns that data related …
ImpactAlpha Open | May 23, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Outperforming on impact management + green nukes
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Gender Smart | May 22, 2023
Bringing women to the forefront of sustainable development
The following is an excerpt from “Working to restore: Harnessing the power of regenerative business to heal the world,” by Esha Chhabra. In …
Impact Voices | May 17, 2023
Why don’t more impact fund managers tie compensation to impact? Let’s find out.
Impact investing has now reached more than $1 trillion in assets under management. With this growth, concerns over “impact washing” have also grown. …
Impact Investing | May 16, 2023
Reimagining slums: The business case for infrastructure investments in informal settlements
More than one billion people around the world live in urban areas without formal access to basic infrastructure such as potable water, sewage, …
Return on Inclusion | May 16, 2023
Illumen Capital raises $168 million second fund to fight bias in asset management
ImpactAlpha, May 16 – Recent economic volatility has pushed the share of global assets managed by women and people of color below an …
ImpactAlpha Open | May 16, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Exiting with impact alpha
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly newsletter to keep you up to date and in the know on impact investing and sustainable finance. ⚡️ …
Impact Management | May 15, 2023
Five ways to improve impact measurement and accountability
A push by fund index providers to tighten the criteria for what qualifies as an environmental, social and governance fund has led to …
Impact Management | May 15, 2023
How investors can better assess risk to impact
Investors routinely examine the risk of achieving their financial objectives, and screen investments for ESG risk, but how do impact investors consider the …
Podcasts | May 12, 2023
The long and winding road to responsible private equity with Tensie Whelan
Host Brian Walsh is joined by NYU’s Tensie Whelan to hear why more and more private equity firms are starting to embrace impact …
Impact Voices | May 11, 2023
More private equity firms embrace impact as a path to outperformance
Across the globe, some 10,000 private equity firms enjoy ownership rights in 40,000 portfolio companies, which in turn manage 20 million employees. PE …
Muni Impact | May 11, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Ed-tech funding for STEM tools in diverse Santa Clara school district
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post …
Impact Voices | May 10, 2023
How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa
Despite the valid criticisms that have surfaced about the voluntary carbon market, carbon finance is playing a critical role in catalyzing a just …
Impact Voices | May 10, 2023
It’s time to center nature in the carbon removal conversation
Carbon is a hot commodity. The market for carbon removal – which spans soil carbon sequestration, reforestation and the enhancement of natural processes …
Oakland, California
Inclusive Economy | May 9, 2023
Turning local community ownership projects into a national movement
ImpactAlpha, May 9 – Kentucky Derby winner Mage isn’t the only community-owned asset with national momentum (almost 400 fractional investors held a 25% …
ImpactAlpha Open | May 9, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Impact fundraising defies headwinds
Hi there, Agents of Impact! Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly briefing of top impact-investing news and trends from ImpactAlpha and around the web. …
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Muni Impact | May 3, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Post-covid hospital infrastructure expansion in the Twin Cities
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post …
The Liist | May 2, 2023
The Liist, May 2023: Inclusive community funds finance local businesses, affordable housing and pathways to wealth creation
ImpactAlpha, May 2 – The past year’s market volatility only amplified America’s crisis of affordable housing, “hitting low- and moderate-income individuals and families …
ImpactAlpha Open | May 2, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Impact CEOs + employee ownership
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha Open. 👋 Connect with us. Say hello to ImpactAlpha’s Amy Cortese this week at the Milken Global Conference in Los …
Arizona State University
Muni Impact | April 27, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Sustainable academic facilities at Arizona State University
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ImpactAlpha Open | April 25, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Human rights in VC + mapping climate investments
Hi there, Agents of Impact!Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, your weekly roundup of news, trends and actionable opportunities in impact investing. Two quick invitations: …
Lourdes Germán | Photo credit: Public Finance Initiative
Agents of Impact | April 21, 2023
Lourdes Germán, Public Finance Initiative: Tilting the $4 trillion muni market toward racial equity
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 21 – Attorney and academic Lourdes Germán recognized early the power of public finance. She has spent years working at firms including …
Climate and Clean Tech | April 20, 2023
Venture capital investors in climate tech are closer to government than they might want to admit
The climate investment ecosystem has been buffeted in recent months by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the decline in climate tech …
Kuta beach, Bali
Climate Finance | April 20, 2023
Catalyzing private capital for solutions to the plastic pollution crisis
In the small town of Tangerang, just outside Jakarta, two women saw an opportunity to turn the local waste management problem into a …
Affordable housing in Charlotte, NC
Muni Impact | April 19, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Affordable home ownership and generational wealth in North Carolina
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Policy Corner | April 18, 2023
Public investment alone cannot achieve the goals of U.S. industrial policy
A new paradigm for U.S. industrial strategy The IRA, IIJA, and CHIPS Act iconize a new era in US green industrial strategy: a …
ImpactAlpha Open | April 18, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Climate and gender alpha + a just cannabis economy
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly newsletter read by more than 20,000 impact professionals and enthusiasts. In this …
Human Rights | April 17, 2023
Managing human rights risk rises up the agenda of venture capitalists
Governance is the new big thing for tech investors, since the FTX fraud and investigations by the SEC have brought it out on …
Climate Finance | April 13, 2023
Four ways new AI tools can boost climate finance in emerging markets
We are entering a new era of artificial intelligence-led innovation. In emerging markets, one of the potential benefits of AI is that it …
Kansas City Streetcar
Muni Impact | April 12, 2023
Impact Muni Bond: Kansas City sustainable light rail to improve downtown mobility
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post …
Gender Smart | April 11, 2023
With climate + gender fund, Suzanne Biegel is heading for change
If and when we have met the climate challenge, a key success factor will be clear: women. If you share that thesis, you …
ImpactAlpha Open | April 11, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: VC alternatives + next-gen impact investors
TGIT, Agents of Impact! Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, your weekly helping of news, trends, careers, opportunities and people in impact investing. In this …
Return on Inclusion | April 5, 2023
VC alternatives for diverse founders gain traction after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
The demise of Silicon Valley Bank represents an opportunity for business-financing alternatives. That’s especially true for models that serve women and business owners …
The Liist | April 4, 2023
The Liist, April 2023: Impact managers craft fund strategies to restore lands and oceans
ImpactAlpha, April 4 – The 53rd annual Earth Day is coming up on April 22. Private investors are more engaged than ever. This …
Policy Corner | April 4, 2023
Get ready: ESG critics are coming for ‘S’ issues
The year ahead promises to be a momentous one for progress on ‘S,’ or social issues, in public policy solutions, as a recent …
ImpactAlpha Open | April 4, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Impact in public equities + April’s Liist of funds
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha Open, our weekly impact investing briefing read by more than 20,000 professionals. In this week’s newsletter: …
Climate Finance | April 3, 2023
Skill sets for The Great Deployment: Zoning, permitting and project finance
A surge of funding and favorable economics have primed climate tech startups for growth. To meet the urgency of the climate crisis, everything …
Impact Investing | March 29, 2023
How the U.S. can boost community financial institutions to counter bank consolidation and bridge racial wealth gaps
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent depositors fleeing into the arms of large “Systemically Important Banks,” even after the …
Innovative Finance | March 29, 2023
Using social bonds to address gender and racial inequities (podcast)
Corporate, nonprofit and municipal issuers are designating bond proceeds to support organizations that increase access to finance for women and people of color. …