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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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- impact 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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Press Release: Foundations Seek Positive Net Impact Across a Spectrum of Capital
Foundations that align their endowment investments with their mission are able to meet their fiduciary duty, generate returns, make greater impact and create liquidity in their portfolios, asserts a Toniic report released today.
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- Investing
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Overcoming an Outdated Narrative: Why Investors Need to Recognize Africa’s True Potential
Many Western people have an outdated view of Africa, defined by senseless wars, poverty and disease. As Cameron Khosrowshahi and Emily Langhorne at USAID INVEST point out, this worldview even permeates the financial sector, causing investors to overemphasize risks and overlook opportunities that could benefit both investors and African nations. They provide a necessary corrective in this article, urging institutional investors in particular to embrace these opportunities.
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- Investing
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Moving Past Traditional Philanthropy: A Q&A with Enterprise Development Pioneer Frank Giustra
Earlier this year, the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership announced that it was spinning off from the Clinton Foundation, where it had been an initiative since its founding in 2007. The independent organization, now called Acceso, works to build businesses and connect them to the broader marketplace – particularly in Latin America. Its founder, Frank Giustra, discusses its new focus and ongoing work in this Q&A.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Social Enterprise
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