James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But though there’s growing momentum behind gender lens strategies in the impact investing space, investors often focus on the first two of these entry points, largely ignoring gender while providing TA and other types of post-investment support.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2023

Climate finance channelled into Africa cannot be upscaled in line with a 1.5°C

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Climate Change Net Zero Development Academics 69

B the Change

APRIL 16, 2023

There’s a need for examples of organizations with “successful social justice strategies and processes,” wrote a North American academic. Can they leverage “global initiatives in responsible investing to inform companies about opportunities to access capital?” Is your business looking for ideas on making a positive environmental impact?

Supply Chains 105

Supply Chains Supply Chain Sustainability Professional Climate Change 105

Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And can we really still call it “impact”? While the PRI and the industry have adopted the principle of ESG integration as a doctrine, academics have treated it as a hypothesis, looking for data to test it and determine if it holds true, particularly the link between ESG integration and financial performance.

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Academics Paris Agreement Impact Investing Development 95

James Militzer

JUNE 26, 2023

This ensures that our cohorts of social ventures have access to cutting-edge research, data, and a pool of experts and dynamic thinkers at one of the world’s leading academic institutions. To help foster these connections, we are leveraging the powerhouse of resources and networks at the London School of Economics.

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Academics Impact Investing Manufacturing 98

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.

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Impact Investing Banking Development Carbon Offsets 111

3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2022

Since our founding in 2013 we have actively sought – and benefited from – scientific, operational, and financial support from our academic and strategic partners. CCI has been a portfolio company of Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer for the past seven years.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Development Decarbonize 130

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In theory, investing in a sustainable tomorrow would drive demonstrably strong and consistent financial returns, while investing in anything opposed to that future would underperform in comparison. ESG integration alone is not sufficient for inclusion.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Segal says: “In Canada, there is only attention on how climate change impacts an institution, company or the economy and not enough emphasis on how the decisions they make impact the environment. But she continues: “All investments are impact investments.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JANUARY 12, 2022

After all, the business (and academic business) community has already developed a deep library on corporate social responsibility , shared value , impact investing , inclusive growth etc., And can the term “anchor institution” convey something about a business that other labels do not?

Corporate Social Responsibility 96

Corporate Social Responsibility Development Academics Impact Investing 96

Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

Over the first six months of 2023, environmental groups including Tipping Point North South and The Conflict and Environment Observatory , alongside academics from UK-based universities have been campaigning to close the so-called ‘ military emissions gap ’, calling for comprehensive and transparent reporting.

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Shipping Impact Investing Paris Agreement Net Zero 52

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The 28-year-old climate-action instructor and sustainable-operations manager was hoping for a blissful escape before the new academic year. Kristen Perry 26, Toronto managing director, Spring Investing Collective Kristen Perry is blazing a trail for under-represented Canadians to participate in impact investing. “I

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 12, 2023

One expression of this is what we call the “single-asset paradigm” of impact investing: the idea that a single technology, project, or enterprise can bring about structural change in society. In this way, systemic investing invites us to reimagine and evolve how impact investment—and finance more broadly—could work.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At the same time, we deeply engage with members of the broader ecosystem — from investors and policymakers to academics and corporate professionals — to support them in advancing equity and inclusion. Please share one of your favorite moments from your experience with this project.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But if you are not willing to concede any returns from your “impact” investments, your options are limited. Nonetheless, a cottage industry of academics has toiled away (sometimes in partnership with asset management firms) developing and testing theories such as creating shared value, circularity, and ESG investing.

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Green Bonds Decarbonize Negative Screening Banking 100

Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 10, 2022

Power for All: Harnessing Power for Positive Impact. Harvard Professor and co-author of the book Power for All Julie Battilana and SSIR Academic Editor Johanna Mair will discuss the fundamentals of power, debunk the common myths surrounding it, and discuss how to harness power for positive impact in our lives and in the world.

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Digitalization Academics Development Impact Investing 102

3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

Their team is comprised of elite tech industry product managers, software engineers, and data scientists, along with remote-sensing experts, foresters, ecologists, and academics all united by one purpose – to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change on our planet and our people.

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Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Protocol Climate Scientist Academics 246

Cisco CSR

JULY 27, 2022

Their team is comprised of elite tech industry product managers, software engineers, and data scientists, along with remote-sensing experts, foresters, ecologists, and academics all united by one purpose – to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change on our planet and our people.

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Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Social Responsibility Climate Scientist 98