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Salesforce Builds $50 Million Impact Investing Portfolio
Suzanne DiBianca, chief philanthropy officer and executive vice president of corporate relations at Salesforce, was among the first employees at the company and has championed social impact from the beginning. Building a $50 million impact investing portfolio is her latest initiative.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Press release: New €200 million impact fund launched to scale agribusiness in developing countries
Small scale farming is one of the biggest industries in the world, with 500 million small farms and 2.5 billion people relying on small scale farming on a daily basis. The demand for impact investing in rural agriculture is growing as investors strive to end poverty and hunger to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The ABC Fund will also focus on creating employment, particularly for young people in Africa, to offer them an alternative to migration.
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- Press release
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Paying for success: The story of how Utah became a leader in social impact investing
It's difficult to pin down exactly what the United States spends annually on social services, but a 2017 report from the Congressional Budget Office showed $1.2 trillion had been collected to fund social services. However, sometimes it can be difficult to tell if that money is being spent effectively or if real results are being achieved, said Jeremy Keele, former president and CEO of the Sorenson Impact Center, who was involved in implementing the preschool program. On the other hand, the Utah preschool program has measurable results.
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- North America
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- impact investing
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Giant US teacher’s pension backs new female- and minority-led activist fund with $250 million
The sizable — and lengthy — capital commitment from the largest educator-only pension will allow the firm, Impactive Capital, to begin investing.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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KKR Turns to Impact Fund Co-Investing With $510 Million Deal
KKR and private equity rivals including Bain Capital and TPG have dived into impact-investing strategies in the past two years, launching funds devoted to sustainability.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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- energy access, ESG, impact investing
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Why India is turning into ESG funding hotspot
Three former Tata group executives have come together with asset manager Quantum Advisors to launch a $1-billion ESG fund to invest $30-50 million in small to mid-cap companies in India for an 8-9% stake.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Major funds launch toolkit to help investors measure SDG impact
A dashboard developed by CISL's Investment Leaders Group, including PIMCO, Union Bancaire Privée and Zurich Insurance provides metrics to assess corporate social and environmental impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Press release: Impact Investing Leaders Introduce Opportunity Zones Reporting Framework
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance and Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University collaborate to create a shared framework to guide best practices in the Opportunity Zones market.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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