Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 27, 2023

David Bank catches up with Courageous Capital Advisors’ Laurie Spengler to talk about what the mainstreaming of impact investing means for smaller impact. The post What the mainstreaming of impact investing means for smaller impact fund managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 17, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Banking impact. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Madness appeared first on ImpactAlpha. March madness, indeed. The annual basketball tournament in the U.S. has so far been overshadowed by the.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 2, 2024

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to the latest ImpactAlpha Open, our free weekly newsletter on the news, deals and people powering impact investing and sustainable. The post ImpactAlpha Open: US ‘green bank’ takes shape + Brazil’s impact ecosystem appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 11, 2024

The post Private sector sees opportunity in federal ‘green bank’ fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is intended to bring in at least seven times as much in private capital for.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 20, 2020

On ImpactAlpha’s newest podcast, host Brian Walsh talks with Amy Cortese about emergency small business bridge loans and David Bank reveals this week’s Agent of Impact. The post The Week in impact investing: OMG appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The Week’s Big 6 1. Mission-driven enterprises.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Everyday investors, as well as large asset managers and institutions, are flocking to ESG and impact investing. retail investors can invest and bank sustainably appeared first on ImpactAlpha. As many as 95% of millennials. The post Seven ways U.S.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Barclays announced the establishment of a new Energy Transition Group within its Corporate and Investment Bank, responsible for advising clients in the exploration of energy transition opportunities, and supporting clients on the path to net zero.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 14, 2024

The post How loan guarantees and catalytic capital can amplify federal ‘green bank’ funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Much like the broader financial system, green lending in the US has primarily focused on higher-income, White borrowers with higher credit scores.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 8, 2024

The post ‘Green bank’ partnerships center affordable housing in climate action appeared first on ImpactAlpha. What could we achieve if the affordable housing sector was at the forefront of climate solutions in the United States? While “green housing”.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 9, 2024

Co-operative Bank of Kenya was founded nearly six decades ago to cater to Kenya’s cooperative movement. The post Kenya’s Co-op Bank gets $25 million EU-guaranteed loan to support female entrepreneurs appeared first on ImpactAlpha. It has serviced a broader range of.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 10, 2020

On ImpactAlpha’s weekly podcast, host Brian Walsh talks with Amy Cortese about how community banks and local lenders are getting small-business relief loans to underserved communities (see No. The post The Week in impact investing: Forgivable appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Weekly Briefing. 1, below), and.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Barclays announced the appointment of Denise Wong as Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking, Asia Pacific. She will report regionally to Vanessa Koo, Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific. Wong will also have functional reporting to Brian Reilly and Marie Freier, Global Co-Heads of Sustainable and Impact Banking.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 22, 2021

Morgan’s Global Impact Fund aims to build a diversified portfolio of impact investment funds focused on financial inclusion, The post J.P. Morgan Private Bank closes $150 million Global Impact Fund appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, March 22 — J.P.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 24, 2020

Most development finance institutions are government-owned entities seeking to mobilize capital from banks and other private investors.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2022

The UK impact investment market was worth an estimated £58 billion in 2020, according to research by the UK Impact Investing Institute (III) and EY, representing 3.3-8% This will unblock significantly more capital flows for impact investing,” she said, Impact allocations and returns increasing.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 13, 2024

The post US Export-Import Bank bucks the green finance agenda – to its own detriment appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Should the US government really be allocating public funds to support oil drilling in the Middle East? This question comes sharply into focus.

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Stanford Social Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Such financial support is too big for microcredit lenders but often too small for regular impact investors. Additionally, the banking sector is often underdeveloped in rural areas and clients typically need to put up a lot of collateral. These types of investments are critical if a sector is to be successful and sustainable.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 15, 2020

The network of community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, built over decades, is rallying to extend loans where most banks don’t reach: in low-income. The post The Week in impact investing: Systemic appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

First, many investors – as many as 70 percent, according to Morgan Stanley – continue to believe that there is a trade-off between “green” investing and returns, despite ample evidence to the contrary.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 7, 2020

Editorial note: The ImpactAlpha team has hijacked this week’s “Agent of Impact” to pay tribute to our very own David Bank on his birthday. ImpactAlpha, May 7 – The editor and CEO of ImpactAlpha decided to treat impact investing as a journalism “beat”… until it became one. “The new lords of finance come, not to.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 29, 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent depositors fleeing into the arms of large “Systemically Important Banks,” even after the. can boost community financial institutions to counter bank consolidation and bridge racial wealth gaps appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post How the U.S.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the Inter-American Development Bank, can play a central role in supporting a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 aligned with the SDGs. It can be used by investors who are looking to invest in projects focused on a specific Sustainable Development Goal.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 27, 2019

28 – LGT, the $215 billion private banking and asset management firm of the royal family of Liechtenstein, took majority control of Aspada, an early-stage venture investor that has made 19 investments in India totalling more than $69 million. ImpactAlpha, Aug.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

want impact investment options. Triodos Bank U.K. is responding with an impact bond fund that starts at £20 per share. The Triodos Sterling Bond Impact Fund, launching in early November, will invest in corporate, social and green bonds, and U.K. The post Triodos Bank develops impact bond fund for U.K.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 3, 2024

The post EPA set to announce Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards for $20 billion ‘green bank’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce key awards for its $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund tomorrow at.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 11, 2024

The post To scale the IRA’s “green bank,” community lenders should engage muni finance markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha. When the University of Virginia issued the first Build America Bond ($250 million) in April of 2009, it was just about three months.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 15, 2019

15 – Scaling impact investing with integrity requires, well, integrity. The IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, upped the ante on impact investment practices earlier this year with the introduction of the Operating Principles for Impact Management. ImpactAlpha, Oct. The International Finance Corp.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 30, 2021

Impact Investing Alliance to keep Agents of Impact apprised of policy developments. The post Policy Corner: Beyond coal, Native housing, banking the unbanked appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, July 30 – ImpactAlpha is working with the U.S. Among this.

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3BL Media

APRIL 10, 2024

Through lending, investing, philanthropy, and volunteerism, we work together to serve our neighbors and revitalize our neighborhoods," said Chris Gorman, KeyCorp Chairman and CEO. Our long record of 'Outstanding' CRA ratings is a testament to our enduring commitment to being both a responsible bank and responsible citizen.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 18, 2024

Host Brian Walsh and ImpactAlpha editor David Bank take up the good news on the good economy, Participant’s lasting legacy, and the signs. The post Good economic news, the legacy of Participant Media, and a dispatch from the World Bank appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

AGMs to be held by Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America on 25 April, and by Goldman Sachs on 26 April, are seen as key indicators of investment sentiment.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

A step change is needed in the scalability, replicability and measurability of impact to move beyond today’s incremental progress, according to Dr. Henning Stein. The new President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, recently spoke about investment’s role in delivering positive change. Someone has to put down a marker.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 9, 2020

In sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank forecasts economic growth to pick up to 2.9% (from an estimated 2.5%

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 30, 2021

From the Bank of England to the People’s Bank of China, monetary authorities of the world’s largest economies are gauging how climate change could rock the financial system. Though long committed to being “market neutral,” some are even starting to push greener investments. Read the full story at e360. Read more →

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

According to The World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic will. For the first time in two decades, global extreme poverty is expected to rise.

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ESG Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Barclays announced the appointment of Rafael Abati as Co-Head of the Energy Transition Group (ETG) in EMEA, supporting the bank’s clients as they navigate the transition to a low carbon economy, and focusing on deepening client relationships to drive Barclays’ M&A and ECM market share.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Impact investing has found a foothold in donor advised funds. From affluent individuals and families to community and corporate foundations, donors are looking closely at the investment side of their philanthropic capital and investing charitable assets in ways that provide immediate benefit to those who need it most.

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