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Why Impact Investing is the Next Big Move for Grameen America
David Gough of Grameen America says philanthropy will always be at the heart of the organization's funding, but the nonprofit saw impact investing as an untapped opportunity to fight gender inequity. In celebrating its 10-year anniversary of supporting female entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in the U.S., the group established its first Social Business Fund. The impact investing vehicle is allowing Grameen America supporters to directly invest in the success of more than 100,000 entrepreneurs and receive a financial return in exchange, writes Gough.
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- Entrepreneurship, Impact Assessment, Investing
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MetLife Named to the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
MetLife was eligible for the DJSI North America, which recognizes a group of the top 20 percent of sustainability performers across the 600 largest U.S. and Canadian companies. MetLife was one of only seven insurers in North America to make the list.
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- Environment, Investing
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The Alchemist owner Palatine closes its largest ever impact investment fund at $132M
UK-focused private equity firm Palatine, which owns bar and restaurant chain The Alchemist, has closed one of the largest ever impact investment funds at a total of $1.3M.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, Europe, impact investing, social impact, UK, venture capital
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Press release: American Portfolios Addresses SRI through the Launch of its Nine Points Investment Management Impact Portfolios
American Portfolios (AP) has added to its long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility by launching the Nine Points Investment Management (NPIM) Impact Portfolios. Through Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), these portfolios select investments using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria to provide advisors with a total portfolio solution. "SRI is more than a fad; it’s where the future of investment is moving," Director of Investment Research Jessica Skolnick, CFA states.
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- Investing
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The Trump White House Gave These Mutual Funds a Big Boost
“This field is global in nature and has a tremendous amount of momentum,” says Jon Hale, director of sustainable investing research at Chicago-based Morningstar. “In some ways, the election has actually galvanized ESG investors.”
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- Investing
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- North America
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ESG is incomplete: An investor’s perspective
While the sweeping uptake of ESG research and ratings within the investment industry is a welcome evolution, many recent adopters use a check-the-box approach. More investors, both individual and institutional, demand that their investments achieve both financial and ethical returns. To cater to this increasing demand, managers are touting the fact that ESG and other sustainability criteria are, at the very least, considered in the investment process.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, ESG investing, impact investing, investors, SRI
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IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond Officially Listed on the Singapore Exchange
The US$8 million debt security will impact over 385,000 women in Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines through enhanced access to credit, market linkages, and affordable goods and services that will build women’s resilience to socio-economic shocks and stresses.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Why ESG Investing Needs More Precision and Clarity
It’s hard to believe that roughly 26% of professionally managed money worldwide is pegged to environmental, social and government strategies (ESG). At the surface, this seems like an unrealistically high number, given that asset managers have offered scant details about how they define their ESG criteria. So, where does the truth lie? The short answer is we don’t know, and the reality is it probably doesn’t matter.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, ESG investing, ETF, impact investing
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