ImpactAlpha, Nov. 3 – At an earlier peak of COVID pandemic, Domini Impact Investments launched a mutual fund that looked a little different than …
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 2 – It’s final – at least until it’s reversed. The U.S. Department of Labor finalized an unpopular rule aimed at …
ImpactAlpha, October 29 – California-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has launched an $80 million fund to make flexible equity and debt investments and …
Technology has enabled some big winners in the world of commerce. The five largest U.S. companies by market cap – Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, …
ImpactAlpha, October 26 – Mastercard’s has made a $20 million deposit with Oakland-based CNote to boost the lending power of community development financial …
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – ImpactAlpha has covered hundreds of investments aiming to drive access to finance and more sustainable agriculture. Two reports from …
ImpactAlpha, October 22 – Healthcare network Humana is investing $5 million to enable nonprofit Volunteers of America to boost capacity and extend critical …
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – The different mood at this week’s impact investing gathering reflected not just the contrast between an online event and …
ImpactAlpha, October 20 – Two new funds aim to streamline pay-for-success (sometimes called social impact bonds) and make it easier for nonprofits to …
ImpactAlpha, October 20 – Early-stage fundraising is difficult. Finding mission-aligned growth capital can be just as hard. Most of the few impact-oriented private …
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 19 – ‘Radical change’ is a fitting theme for this year’s SOCAP, which kicks off virtually today on computer screens everywhere. …
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 14 – Out: Quiet engagement with executives. In: naming and shaming recalcitrant corporations. As more institutional asset owners look for active …
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 14 – As passive ESG funds emerge as the hottest trend in financial services, active asset managers are touting their ‘impact …
ImpactAlpha, October 6 – New York-based real estate investor Jonathan Rose Companies spotted the opportunity in buying, preserving and greening affordable housing earlier …
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, an economy officially in recession, and a stock market that seems increasingly divergent from the experience …
ImpactAlpha, September 30 – High-tech greenhouse grower AppHarvest, which will go public via an acquisition by Novus Capital Corp., ticks the boxes for …
ImpactAlpha, September 29 – Save the Children, best known for its humanitarian aid work, has reached a $6 million first close for an …
Impak Battles, an ImpactAlpha series with impak, a Montreal-based impact ratings agency, assesses the positive and negative impact of corporate operations. Each month, …
ImpactAlpha Sept. 29 – S&P Global dropped companies generating more than 5% of their revenues from thermal coal from its environmental, social and …
ImpactAlpha, September 28 – Citi launched its $150 million impact fund in January to invest its own capital in companies addressing workforce development, …
ImpactAlpha, September 28 – Career impact bonds finance vocational training with the kind of income-share agreements offered by an increasing number of universities …
ImpactAlpha, September 24 – MacArthur Foundation has made grants totaling $10 million to organizations supporting Black, Native and other under-represented groups disproportionately affected …
ImpactAlpha, September 24 – Reinsurance firm Africa Specialty Risk Group launches with backing from Helios. Africa Specialty Risk Group, or ASR, will offer …
Most middle-school-aged children are focused on their small life bubble: impressing their friends with their new sneakers or making sure they do their …
ImpactAlpha, September 17 – Data centers are consuming huge amounts of electricity. Dallas-based Aligned uses energy-efficient cooling systems and has committed to 100% …
ImpactAlpha, September 16 – Social enterprises need new sources of capital, as well as non-financial support, to maintain and expand operations now that …
Can asset managers, RIAs and other fiduciaries act both as responsible fiduciaries as well as promote long-term societal good through their investment actions? …
ImpactAlpha, September 15 – Bridges Fund Management and AEA Investors filed to float a $400 million public offering for AEA-Bridges Impact Corp., a …
ImpactAlpha, September 10 – TPG Pace Group, a holding company of TPG, launched TPG Pace Beneficial Finance to acquire an unnamed business on …
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 9, 2020 –– Business and finance reporting will never be the same. The pandemic, the protests and the climate emergency have …
ImpactAlpha, September 8 – German automaker Daimler has issued a €1 billion ($1.2 billion), 10-year bond to transition to clean cars. Daimler’s bond …
Impak Battles, an ImpactAlpha series with impak, a Montreal-based impact ratings agency, assesses the positive and negative impact of corporate operations. Each month, …
ImpactAlpha, September 3 – Nearly half of retail investors in the U.K. want impact investment options. Triodos Bank U.K. is responding with an …
ImpactAlpha, September 2 – Two impact investors sounded off in ImpactAlpha this week about the importance of securing the fairness of the November …
ImpactAlpha, August 26 – An increasing number of sustainability-linked loans reward companies with lower interest rates if they meet environmental and social milestones …
ImpactAlpha, August 25 – Checkerspot is working on a range of sustainable industrial and commercial building materials that aren’t petroleum-dependent. The Berkeley, Calif.-based …
ImpactAlpha, August 18 – Fintech startup Fig launched in 2015 to help nonprofit organizations combat predatory payday loans for low-income Americans, and has …
If the impact investing market is only 10% as large as it’s likely to be in 10 years, then 90% of the action …
ImpactAlpha, August 17 – What do Zimbabwe, Central African Republic and Navajo Nation have in common? They’re all ranked among the hardest places …
ImpactAlpha, August 11 – The proceeds from Visa’s $500 million green bond issuance are slated for investments in green buildings, renewable energy, water and …
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 10 – Public market investors increasingly are deploying ESG, or environmental, social and governance, investing strategies to manage risks and opportunities …
ImpactAlpha, July 30 – MacKenzie Scott extended a $40 million unrestricted grant to Local Initiative Support Corp., making her the community development financial …
Impak Battles, an ImpactAlpha series with impak, a Montreal-based impact ratings agency, assesses the positive and negative impact of corporate operations. Each month, …
I grew up without money, and so earning a living—rather than investing—was a primary pursuit for me. While I recall my parents arguing …
ImpactAlpha, July 22 – There are impact investments and then there are impact investments. The recent financing of Native American Natural Foods is …
