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Impact Investing and Deep Intention: A Call to Farms

3BL Media

Read Woody's thought-provoking and practical Impact Investing article here - [link] == Collective intelligence, applied locally and directly, can be put to work in ways that are tangible and remarkably productive.

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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. Investors should first assess whether the investee demonstrates a clear commitment to drive systemic impact.

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

Corporate Knights

Additionally, tax incentives for qualified impact investments can increase supply and lower capital costs. The use of the federal balance sheet to de-risk larger impact-bond issuances is an urgent need and obvious opportunity for growth. Introducing legislation like the U.S.’s

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SDR Label Approval “Logjam Starting to Ease”

Chris Hall

After muted early expectations, impact label under the UK’s green fund rules has outperformed expectations, amid the impact investing market’s global growth trend. Last month, the Global Impact Investing Network rated the worldwide market at US$1.6 The UK impact investing market had grown to £76.8

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Key Highlights From the US Sustainable Investing Trends Report

3BL Media

Trends in Sustainable Investing: The evolution of policies and regulations (69%) and the development of market standards (51%) continue to be leading trends, along with a focus on AI and data analytics (65%). Sustainable Development Priorities : Addressing climate change and the clean energy transition are a clear priority for respondents.

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A History of the Women Who Nurtured the Roots of CDFIs

3BL Media

by Amy Domini of Domini Impact Investments Did you know that today our nation has a healthy CDFI network that makes financial services accessible and economic prosperity possible for millions?