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Family offices are far more active in impact investing than originally thought
According to legend, The Rockefeller Foundation coined the term ‘impact investing’ in 2007, putting a name to investments made with the intention of generating both financial return and social/environmental impact. Has the concept reached maturity nearly a decade later?
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Climate Ventures 2.0 Launches With $250K Available for Ag and Water System Resilience
GoodCompany Ventures is pleased to announce the public launch of Climate Ventures 2.0, a global accelerator focused on Agriculture and Water Systems Resilience, and its call for applications for $250,000 of GCV Impact Grants.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees
Billionaire investor George Soros will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social status.
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- Impact Assessment
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Investing For Impact: Recasting A Traditional Portfolio For Purpose & Profit
The prospect is as exhilarating as it is daunting: As much as $30 trillion is expected to pass from baby boomers to their heirs in North America over the next three or four decades, according to a report from Accenture.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG
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Tej Kohli takes the wraps off his $25Mn tech-focused ‘Kohli Impact Investment Initiative’
Venture capitalist Tej Kohli, announced today about his newly formed Kohli Impact Investment Initiative, commencing with a hefty sum of $25 million. The Initiative is powered by Kohli’s family office, Kohli Ventures particularly targeted at attracting innovative and disruptive technologies.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, venture capital
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Unitus Seed Fund is clearing the decks for a second fund to support new-age social ventures
Unitus Seed Fund raised $23 million for impact investing in India, nearly a third of it from local investors. It is now gearing up for a second, larger fund. With internet penetration reaching critical mass, the 'base of the pyramid' is a serious investible asset class.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Measuring the Impact of Social Design
A group of talented people will come together at the Measured Summit in New York City on Jan. 24 to discuss protocols for measuring the impact of social design in an effort to understand it better, evaluate where it works and why, attract and prepare the next practitioners to take it further, and scale those things about it that have earned attention and hope.
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- Impact Assessment
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- product design
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The Global Good Fund Announces 5th Annual Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs
The Global Good Fund, a social enterprise accelerating the leadership development of high-potential social entrepreneurs tackling the world's greatest challenges, has announced the fifth annual selection of 2017 Global Good Fund Fellows. Increasing its 2016 support of The Global Good Fund Fellowship, this year Johnson & Johnson will sponsor three Fellows who are innovating to solve healthcare challenges.
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- Impact Assessment
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- North America
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