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How treasurers can lead their company’s impact investing

GreenBiz

How treasurers can lead their company’s impact investing. When you think about who makes the greatest social and environmental impact with corporate dollars, you probably think of the head of ESG or the chief investment officer, not the treasurer. Catherine Berman. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:05. Pull Quote.

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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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TPG Acquires US Solar Developer Altus Power for $2.2 Billion

ESG Today

Founded in 2009, Stamford, Connecticut-based Altus Power develops, owns and operates commercial-scale solar arrays, in addition to energy storage and charging infrastructure, to provide clean electric power to businesses, towns and homes. The strategy is part of TPGs $18 billion global impact investing platform, TPG Rise.

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A Systems Change Framework to Impact Investing

Stanford Social Innovation

By Daniela Afonso , Mariana Cabral , Ana Pimenta & Ricardo Zzimo Impact investing arises from a deep desire to use finance to address complex societal challenges such as poverty, climate change, and gender inequality. While striving to balance financial returns with societal outcomes, Blink places impact at the forefront.

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ESG Is Not Impact Investing and Impact Investing Is Not ESG

Stanford Social Innovation

If you find yourself using the terms ESG and impact investing interchangeably, you’re not alone. This group would go on to found the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) , the leading network of practitioners promoting the infrastructure, research, and education around impact investing.

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Global Impact Investing Network on New Horizons for 2024

3BL Media

by Kate Walsh, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) For the last four years, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has engaged with faith-based organizations to increase their capacity to pursue impact through their investment strategies and align their financial choices with their organizational mission.

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Five ways that sustainable finance can deliver the future that Canadians want

Corporate Knights

Adopt a green and transition taxonomy In October, the federal government announced its plan to develop a green and transition “taxonomy” to provide a clear definition for a green or transition investment, helping eliminate confusion and prevent misleading claims about environmental benefits. Introducing legislation like the U.S.’s