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Impact investing soars with $12 million green bond sale by Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management advisers sold $12 million in green bonds issued by the World Bank last week, surpassing what the investment bank expected based on similar issuances a few years ago.
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A Shift in Focus: Impact investing needs to concentrate less on problems, more on solutions, says Burckart
Impact investing has generated plenty of discussion and some fairly unbridled enthusiasm - though earlier predictions of $1 trillion in new capital by 2020 now seem overly optimistic. Bill Burckart, managing director of Impact Economy North America, discusses the sector’s growth and challenges in this video interview, part 6 of our Impact Investing Insights series.
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5 Ways To Ensure Your Money Doesn’t Contradict Your Social Values
It is possible to redirect your money’s social and environmental ties, even if a lack of understanding too often obscures that fact.
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Why social impact investing is going mainstream
Social impact investing is taking off, says Pax World CEO Joseph Keefe, not simply because investors care about diversity and sustainability, but because companies focusing on those issues deliver strong long-term results.
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What’s The Future For Impact Investing?
The biggest challenge--and opportunity--is to get the 99% involved in investing for social good.
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PRESS RELEASE: Toniic Announces Support from Omidyar Network
San Francisco, USA and Mumbai, India (August 18, 2014) – Toniic – a global network of over 120 action-oriented impact investors – is pleased to announce the financial support of philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network.
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Collaborative Fund, CircleUp Partner to Invest $4 Million in B Corps
New York City-based venture firm Collaborative Fund, and CircleUp, the fundraising platform for “anything but tech” startups, have partnered to invest $4 million into certified B Corps, said CircleUp co-founder Ryan Caldbeck.
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An Impact Investor’s Guide to Creating Social Impact
There's a lot of excitement about impact investing these days. The industry's main goal, to make money while making a difference, is very enticing. However, with the lack of information on successful impact investments, it's hard to know if impact investments are truly making an impact.
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