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The Rapid Rise of Impact Investing
Investing in companies that create social, environmental and economic value is a trend that has been increasing worldwide. This type of triple-bottom-line investing is commonly called impact investing and last year, financial services giant JPMorgan estimated that the market was worth $60bn worldwide — and growing.
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PRESS RELEASE: TIAA-CREF Expands Suite of Responsible Investment Funds
Social Choice International Equity and Social Choice Low Carbon Equity Funds launched in response to growing investor interest.
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Silicon Valley VC firm Social+Capital Partnership lines up over $1B for India by 2025
Four-year-old Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Social+Capital Partnership plans to invest over $1 billion in Indian companies in sectors such as financial services, energy, infrastructure and agriculture.
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- South Asia
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Report: Kenya “clear hub” for impact investing in East Africa
Kenya is the clear hub for impact investing in East Africa, accounting to more than half the impact capital deployed in the region, according to new research by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and Open Capital Advisors.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Three Takeaways From a Massive Tech Grant to Fight Global Poverty
Why is Good Ventures worth watching closely? For a few reasons, all of which are exemplified in its grant to GiveDirectly, its biggest give to date.
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BNY Mellon and The Forbes Funds Name Winners of $1 Million Social Innovation Challenge
UpPrize has named Conversant Labs, Marinus Analytics and PHRQL as the winners of BNY Mellon's $1 million Social Innovation Challenge. The winning ideas will expand digital access for visually-impaired people, help government agencies fight human trafficking, and ensure poor families have access to healthier foods. UpPrize, a unique collaboration between BNY Mellon, the BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania and The Forbes Funds, combines impact investing with a research-based social innovation challenge.
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Impact Investors in Africa Are Looking East
President Obama’s recent trip to East Africa put the spotlight on a hot area for impact investing. So it’s timely that the Global Impact Investing Network(GIIN), in partnership with Open Capital Advisors, just published a detailed look at impact investing in the region.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How California’s Asset Pension System Uses Investments To Agitate for Social Change
Calpers, the nation’s largest pension fund, offers lessons to families with a bent for social-impact investing, blending ideology with a realistic view.
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