Stanford Social Innovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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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Stanford Social Innovation

MAY 17, 2023

By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.”

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Krisztina Tora, Chief Market Development Officer at the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, outlines three key areas that show great potential to improve outcomes at scale for people and the planet. 2022 was a landmark year for impact investing. billion overall in 2022, according to Tameo.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 14, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Show me the impact. The pushback against impact-washing is spurring investors of all stripes to raise their game. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Outcomes appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 7, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Renewal appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’ll be off Monday and back in your inboxes Tuesday, April 11. ?️ In good faith. This week’s convergence.

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Impact Investing 98

GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

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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Impact Alpha

MARCH 3, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Grounded appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Taking root. Technology took a backseat to natural assets like land, farms and people at this week’s Latin.

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ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2023

Handmade craft marketplace Etsy announced that launch of the Etsy Impact Investment Fund, allocating $30 million to impact investments targeting economic empowerment and sustainability. The post Etsy Launches $30 Million Impact Investment Fund appeared first on ESG Today.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The post Next Year in Impact Investing: Abundance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. 23 – “Americans will always do the right thing, after they have tried everything else,” as Winston Churchill (may have) once said.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 10, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Gender+ appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Through the looking glass. Sometimes a lens isn’t wide enough to take in the entire landscape.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 19, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Alignment appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Training day. It’s either comforting or alarming that just about every artificial intelligence company is spinning up teams.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 11, 2023

The post A human rights approach in impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Overcoming today’s global challenges and creating positive change requires collaboration and innovative solutions from every sector and corner of society to enable all.

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Impact Investing 122

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Founders appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Ground floor. Investors like to inflate their importance. But they’d be nowhere without the often-irrational optimism of the.

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Impact Investing 98

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Ready appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’re taking a Brief break for the U.S. We’ll be back in your in-box on Tuesday, Feb.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 13, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Impact signals. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Catalytic appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Venture capital plowed $70.1 billion into climate startups last year, up 89% over 2021. Off-grid energy.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The post The Week in impact investing: Stakes appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Taking a stake. A stake can be a marker, a source of support or a tether. Or something that.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Impact investing assets under management worldwide have reached $1.164 trillion, according to an estimate in a new report by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), surpassing the trillion-dollar mark for the first time.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 10, 2023

The post Job Description: Impact investing reporter appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Tired of business as usual? Want to make a difference in the world? ImpactAlpha is looking for an ambitious, data-driven reporter to join.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? That’s why, like many Agents of Impact, The post The Week in impact investing: Deploy appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The buildout. Optimism may not be self-fulfilling, but pessimism surely is.

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Impact Investing 98

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in Impact Investing: Deliver appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Take a moment to thank a vet on this Veterans Day. ?? Unfinished business. We launched The Brief the.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 16, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?️ The post The Week in Impact Investing: Words appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Each week, we select a word or phrase to tie together the news, capture the.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 23, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Brief: Next Year in Impact Investing: Abundance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. You deserve a break. And we do, too. ImpactAlpha is OoO next week (we’ve scheduled a few special treats.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 28, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The idea that impact investors must give up financial return in exchange for impact is a. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Tradeoffs appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Opportunity costs.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Governance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Given how high it rose and how far it fell, it’s no surprise that some names familiar.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 21, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Transacting appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Give and take. The vibe at this week’s SOCAP conference in San Francisco: Let’s get it done.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

APRIL 28, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? You know the market for impact and sustainable investments is maturing when CEO succession becomes a. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Maturity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Growing up.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Swagger appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Fake it ‘til you make it. When ImpactAlpha launched The Brief five years ago, skeptics scoffed there weren’t.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 25, 2023

The past year has been one of both exciting growth and unexpected challenges for the impact investing industry. The post The state of impact investing public policy – and opportunities for 2023 appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Amid an uncertain macroeconomic forecast.

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Impact Investing 110

Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The post GIIN Report: Impact Investing Market Tops $1.1 Green Bonds and corporate sustainability efforts are helping increase the use of the financial tools. Trillion appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The post How impact investments are helping build healthy communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Our zip codes play a big part in how long and well we live. It’s easier to lead a healthy life when you.

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Impact Investing 105

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 7, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! The post The Week in impact investing: Gateways appeared first on ImpactAlpha. We’re taking a Brief break for Monday’s U.S. We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, Oct.

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Impact Investing 97

Impact Alpha

MAY 3, 2023

Since the Dobbs ruling, private investors and philanthropic organizations have stepped up their pursuit of mission-driven impact investments in reproductive care enterprises, especially those serving. The post Opportunities for impact investing to champion reproductive care after Dobbs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Bridges appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Mind the gaps. There is a tendency to overestimate change in the short term and underestimate it in.

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Impact Investing 98

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ??? The post The Week in impact investing: Workers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Reimagining labor. Before they became a scapegoat for inflation, U.S. workers were enjoying a long overdue revival.

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Impact Investing 98

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 1, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Reality Check appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Cognitive lag. This is no time to go wobbly, as former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said in.

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Impact Investing 103

Impact Alpha

APRIL 21, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The post The Week in Impact Investing: Earth appeared first on ImpactAlpha. On the eve of Earth Day, the youth group Fridays for the Future released an ad that.

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Impact Investing 52

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Students of tech’s “hype cycle” may recognize the same pattern in impact investing. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Horizons appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Slope of enlightenment. From their.

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Impact Investing 105