NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Thursday, July 20, 2017

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), a global leader in empowering entrepreneurs to commercialize clean and sustainable technologies, today announced the release of Just Impact, a new report designed to measure the Environmental, Social, and Economic Impact of early stage companies.

As California takes a stand in supporting low-carbon technologies, environmental protection and clean energy development, LACI is releasing data-driven measurements of early stage cleantech innovation from its portfolio of 40+ companies. The Just Impact framework purposefully connects companies in the LACI portfolio to the broader trends accounting for environmental, social and economic impact that are now being valued in Venture Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing, Corporate Social Responsibility, NGOs and government, both domestically and globally.