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The ultra-rich want to make money through good causes — but there aren’t enough options, UBS says
The super wealthy want more out of their investments these days. In addition to financial returns, they want their money to drive positive changes in the world, but the options for achieving both concurrently is lacking, according to a UBS expert.
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- ESG, impact investing
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Press release: Cold chain technology proving a cool choice for impact investors
AgTech and ‘first mile’ distribution innovator InspiraFarms has just announced the successful closing of €2.5 million Series-A 2 equity investment. The latest round of investment will enable the B-Corp to expand its operations, offering solar-powered cold storage technology and asset financing to a broader base of perishable food producers and distributers across the developing world.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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Finding Emerging Markets Stocks With Social Consciences
There are now 10 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in stocks in emerging markets while making environmental, social and governance performance an explicit part of their mission, according to Morningstar.
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It’s Time to Measure the Effectiveness of Investing in Global Goals
Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and the global financial community has responded with a series of investing frameworks, stock exchanges and other activities to encourage private investment in climate change-focused initiatives. Despite these efforts, evidence suggests we are still off track to hit global targets. William Burckart and Steve Lydenberg of The Investment Integration Project discuss their new report, which advocates a new paradigm for measuring the effectiveness of investing in SDGs – and uses climate change investment to illustrate how this approach could work.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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It’s Bigger than Silicon Valley – But is it Right for You?: Assessing a Move to Impact Investing
It may surprise you to learn that social enterprises now account for 3 to 5 percent of the U.S. GDP – twice as much as Silicon Valley. That's why the rapidly growing impact investing market represents a significant opportunity for forward-thinking investors. But according to Chintan Panchal of investment firm RPCK, new investors must navigate a complex web of unfamiliar metrics, regulations and strategies. To that end, he offers five questions and themes to consider before closing any impact investment deal.
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Press release: Three leading development finance institutions sign loan agreement to support capital markets and high impact sectors in Africa
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and ALCB Fund Board Members today signed a loan agreement to support high impact sectors in Africa focusing on housing, agriculture and SMEs.
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Five Key Questions for Managing Impact – And How to Apply Them in Your Business
Hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs, social scientists and evaluators from around the world recently joined together to devise an easier way to manage and comprehend business impact. They came up with five dimensions for assessing a business’ impact on people and the planet, whether for good or ill – in a way that others can understand, both within and outside of the company. Amanda Feldman of the Bridges Impact+ team explores how businesses – from startups to multinational corporations – can go about assessing their true impact.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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Faster, Lighter Touch and Group-based: A Different Approach to Poverty Graduation
The poverty graduation model has continued to show great promise in helping ultra-poor people develop sustainable livelihoods. But Dianne Calvi of Village Enterprise points out that those programs, as currently practiced, are often too expensive to scale. In advocating a more streamlined approach to poverty graduation, Calvi reveals key findings from a randomized control trial involving some of the poorest households across 138 villages in rural Uganda.
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