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Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively

James Militzer

The original goal of impact investing was to build out the spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. Wealth is given away on one end of the spectrum and invested in profit-maximizing assets on the other. In that way, philanthropy and impact investing can complement each other.

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The Power of Women and Collective Action in Investing for Change

3BL Media

by Janine Firpo, Invest for Better Women are becoming a Financial Force - Women are poised to become a financial force like never before. By 2030, women are expected to control $34 trillion, or 38%, of the wealth in the United States a dramatic increase from $7.3 trillion just a decade ago. But what about the rest of us?

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Microsoft Signs Deal for 4.8 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Generated Through Improved Forest Management

ESG Today

Microsoft is by far the largest corporate buyer of carbon removal credits globally, with the company recently reporting that it contracted nearly 22 million tons of carbon removal last year alone as part of its efforts to become carbon negative by 2030.

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Mondelēz International Expands Sustainable Futures Portfolio Aiming To Accelerate Scalable Climate and Community Initiatives

3BL Media

Sustainable Futures focus on circularity, community, and climate aligns with company’s Vision 2030 Sustainability strategy and aims to help people and the planet thrive. These efforts reflect the company’s sharpened focus on catalyzing innovation aligned with its Snacking Made Right sustainability strategy and Vision 2030 ambitions.

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Komulainen Embraces Energy Transition with Infra Switch

Chris Hall

I’ve spent over a decade working on climate strategy, sustainability and impact investment, supporting various investor strategies to navigate the climate transition – expertise that will now be at the service of Quinbrook and its investors,” said Komulainen.

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Australian Investors Demand Greater Adaptation Action

Chris Hall

This has included legislating a 2050 net zero target and setting a legally-binding target to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 below 2005 levels. However, according to investors, greater action on adaptation is required by the government to address the steep the economic costs of climate change’s physical impacts.

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From Uprooted to Uplifted: The Movement to Restore Indigenous Land Rights

Stanford Social Innovation

Bringing half of the worlds tropical forests under the control of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (via mapping, drawing boundaries, and granting legal titles) will require at least $10 billion by 2030. Worryingly, global development aid is in decline at a moment when climate investment is needed more than ever.