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Press release: Impact Investing Leaders Introduce Opportunity Zones Reporting Framework
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance and Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University collaborate to create a shared framework to guide best practices in the Opportunity Zones market.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Press release: Shortlist announces $2 Million Series A Investment
This funding will allow us build out our vision for how companies in Africa and India build their teams, grounded in the belief that potential and motivation matter more than a CV, and that both companies and job-seekers deserve better than the status quo.
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- Investing
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Press release: New Report Makes Case for Tobacco Divestment
"Though individual investors may not realize they're funding the proliferation of harmful tobacco products, it's common practice in the asset management industry to use tobacco stocks to diversify," said Genus' VP of Sustainable Research, Mike Thiessen. "Our tests show that divesting from tobacco as far back as 1999 would not have negatively affected financial returns for investors. As such, we're proud to be among the first firms in Canada to go tobacco-free."
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, public health
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Viewpoint: Why impact investing can help solve the world’s problems
A lack of funding is impeding progress on the sustainable development goals, but private banks plug the gap.
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- Investing
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Accelerating to Investment: Four Strategies for Securing Follow-on Funding for Fintech Startups
Every startup wants to secure funding for growth. Yet for many fintech startups, especially in emerging markets, capital is scarce, business models are unproven, and investors are unfamiliar with the sector – so funding runs out before they can achieve impact. Under these challenging circumstances, BFA's Catalyst Fund accelerator has helped its early-stage, inclusive fintech startups raise substantial investment capital. Maelis Carraro and Malika Anand at BFA explore the secrets to its success.
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Nonprofits are carving their own impact investing niche
The nonprofit sector can call on unique expertise to contribute to the impact investing space, including local relationships that enable strong risk assessments and the ability to provide technical assistance, said Tom Dente, president and CEO at Humentum and one of the report’s editors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, NGOs, nonprofits
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Viewpoint: The Sustainability Game
Sustainable finance is here to stay. Now, CFOs must learn to navigate an often-bewildering thicket of new standards and benchmarks.
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- Investing
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While deal-making has exploded in India, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselves
Because the limited partners who invest in such funds are wary of accepting lower returns, the terms these funds offer entrepreneurs in turn are sometimes not markedly different from traditional investors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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