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Press Release: CapShift Releases Covid-19 Relief and Response Report
Impact investments can complement grantmaking and accelerate recovery efforts by making more capital available to communities in need.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- impact investing
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GIIN Launches Impact Investing Coronavirus Taskforce
Impact investing giants from across the globe are joining forces to fight the devastating and widespread economic and social consequences of COVID-19.
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- Investing
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Press Release: DOMINI Launches the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund to Help Tackle Global Sustainability Challenges
Domini Impact Investments LLC, a U.S. pioneer in the impact investing field, is pleased to announce the recent launch of the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, a new mutual fund dedicated to investing in innovative, solution-oriented companies contributing solutions to global sustainability challenges.
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- Investing
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It Takes a Bank to Rebuild a City: JPMorgan, Detroit and the Value of Private Sector Solutions to Urban Decay
Many large U.S. cities have fallen victim to extreme urban decay – and nowhere does this ring truer than in Detroit. But according to Mike Brown at LendEDU, the city is experiencing a turnaround, due in part to a five-year, $150 million investment by JPMorgan Chase. He explores why private sector giants should use their financial might to build upon this success.
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Viewpoint: Downturn Signals Opportunity for Climate-Aligned Investing
Demand for sustainable ETFs has grown since the market downturn. Recent analysis from BlackRock highlights how sustainable ETFs keep attracting assets, in comparison with traditional ETFs, which are experiencing outflows in light of the market selloff. As of March 24, net inflows to sustainable ETFs had reached $14 billion, exceeding half of the 2019 total amount.
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- Coronavirus, Environment, Investing
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Press Release: ImpactAssets Launches Impact Investing COVID Fund in Response to Activated Investors and Philanthropists
ImpactAssets, a nonprofit impact investment firm that invests in funds and companies that create social and environmental return alongside of financial return, today announced the launch of the ImpactAssets COVID Response Fund, a hybrid of rapid-response charitable giving and flexible impact investing with an initial capacity of more than $1 Billion in investment opportunities.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Viewpoint: Does Impact Investing Always Come At A Price?
This is the first article in a four-part series. It examines how the definition of impact investment has evolved, how assessing impact-based returns differs from traditional risk-return models and how investment theory doesn't always reconcile with reality.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Coronavirus, Economic Meltdown And The World Of Impact: Insights From Lauren Cochran Of Blue Haven Initiative
What do the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis mean for social enterprise and impact investing? Not Only for Profit is talking to a variety of key players for their insights.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- impact investing
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