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Advisors Accelerating Impact Investing: A Toniic to Speed Progress Toward 100% Impact
While today there are more impact firms and product offerings to choose from than ever before, information on impact intermediaries such as advisors and consultants, especially for private asset owners, remains sparse, writes Adam Bendell, CEO of Toniic. In a study released over the summer, the impact investing organization spoke with 37 impact advisors and consultants in 12 countries who are partnering with Toniic 100% Impact Network members to move their portfolios to 100 percent social or environmental impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Salesforce dedicates $50 million to impact investments
Salesforce Ventures — one of the most active investors in the corporate venture capital world — is creating a $50 million fund dedicated explicitly to software startups with working on services for workforce development; tools that promote opportunities for women or under-represented groups; companies creating better access to clean energy options or that improve supply chain performance; and apps that help non-profits or non-governmental organizations achieve their missions and interact with partners, donors and volunteers.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Europe lagging in sustainable investment
Investors are also putting their money where their mouths are and allocating increasing sums to sustainable investments. However, this trend appears to be stronger in Asia and the Americas than in Europe.
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- Investing
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Study: Investors Choose Sustainability for Better Returns
The 2017 Schroders Global Investor Study of 22,100 people who invest across 30 countries found the majority of them view sustainable investing as a way to generate profits and not just potential positive impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Press release: Symbiotics Partners with TriLinc Advisors Ahead of SOCAP17
“Symbiotics is very happy to partner with TriLinc, as an innovative impact investing manager based out of the United States, having built a model to reach the missing middle in emerging and frontier markets,” said Roland Dominicé, CEO of Symbiotics. “Our shared goals and vision create a natural alignment for our investors and target markets; we look forward to continue financing their operations and sharing on this experience at SOCAP this year.”
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG
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ESG Demand Grows, But May Not Be Compatible With Index Investing
Two-thirds (68%) of investors feel financially secure, emboldened enough by strong stock market gains to take additional investment risks, but the market’s record highs and historic calm over the past year aren’t enough to soothe their fear of losses, according to a new survey by Natixis Global Asset Management.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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New Forests: Path clears for ethical investors
Timberland investor New Forests is encouraging Singapore to become Asia’s hub for impact investing, while solving the region’s annual pollution problem.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, forests, impact investing
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Sustainable Investments Are Not Always What They Seem
Developing countries in particular often have informal or incomplete land titling, and lack clear maps of existing individual and community land use, empowered community representation and local government, written contracts in local languages, and clear arbitration procedures.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- ESG, global development
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