Social – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:09:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5 Your Shares Speak, Companies Listen /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/ /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:05:00 +0000 /?p=17961 U.S. investors have turned up the heat on companies with a record number of ESG shareholder resolutions this year and the COVID-19 pandemic may spur even more proposals next year. Sixteen investor petitions concerning ESG matters have gotten more than half of shareholder votes at various companies’ annual meetings in 2020, up from 14 last […]

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]]> /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/feed/ 0 Microfinance Institutions Could Help African Entrepreneurs Beat Back the Pandemic /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/ /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17955 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, a U.K.-based charitable organization, is asking the world to support African small and medium-sized businesses that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. GSG says SMEs provide a large portion of the jobs in Africa which are now at risk as businesses close up shop. The trend could erase […]

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]]> /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 Time Is Up on Business As Usual, Says GIIN CEO /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/ /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17978 Amit Bouri, the CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, is racing to support efforts by impact investors to raise capital to combat COVID-19 and create a more sustainable future. The virus outbreak has killed over 900,000 people around the globe and highlighted inequalities in healthcare and social justice matters. GIIN is part of a […]

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]]> /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/feed/ 0 #SocEntFriday: A New Environment for Climate Week NYC 2020 /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/ /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17943 In honor of Climate Week NYC 2020 next week, we look at some green entrepreneurs cleaning up the future — including zero-waste communities, vertical farms and beekeepers.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. Next week kicks off the […]

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]]> /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/feed/ 0 The Week Ahead: Six Months of COVID-19 /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/ /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17897 After six months of living with COVID-19, the world is getting a better sense of what is possible and what isn’t. And we’re learning that “The Great Reset” should be possible if governments and impact investors want it to happen intensely enough.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole […]

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]]> /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 Why Democracy Is Central to Impact Investment /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/ /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:00:36 +0000 /?p=17886 Day 2 of the GSG Global Impact Summit speakers ran the gamut from actress/social entrepreneur Jessica Alba to former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. But the message of how to #BuildBackBetter ran through the panels.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every […]

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]]> /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/feed/ 0 The Week Ahead: Presidential Campaigning Really Begins /the-week-ahead-presidential-campaigning-really-begins/ /the-week-ahead-presidential-campaigning-really-begins/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17833 The presidential campaign season kicks off in earnest today, with nearly $500 million in advertising set between now and Election Day. And that’s just from the campaigns. This unusual season is getting all sorts of usually non-political entities involved.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to […]

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]]> /the-week-ahead-presidential-campaigning-really-begins/feed/ 0 Impact Investors Should Bolster Political Action, Align’s Kenning Says /impact-investors-should-bolster-political-action-aligns-kenning-says/ /impact-investors-should-bolster-political-action-aligns-kenning-says/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17793 Impact investors need to become active in the political process if they want to see positive change, according to Align Impact CEO Jennifer Kenning. The same tools Align Capital uses to vet investment opportunities can be used to find effective political organizations. Movement Voter Project, Black Voters Matter Fund and Voto Latino meet their qualifications […]

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]]> /impact-investors-should-bolster-political-action-aligns-kenning-says/feed/ 0 What’s Israeli Startup Culture’s Secret to Success? /whats-israeli-startup-cultures-secret-to-success/ /whats-israeli-startup-cultures-secret-to-success/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17775 Tel Aviv has more startups per person than anywhere else in the world except Silicon Valley. What is Israel’s secret to startup success? Author Uri Adoni thinks he knows.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. The “move fast […]

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]]> /whats-israeli-startup-cultures-secret-to-success/feed/ 0 How Much Chutzpah Will Close the Gender Gap? /how-much-chutzpah-will-close-the-gender-gap/ /how-much-chutzpah-will-close-the-gender-gap/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17768 Israel, a low-power distance culture, has a high concentration of startups.  The country’s $1 billion impact investing market is still low on female founders.  As resilience becomes a key factor in which startups survive COVID, investing in women will become all the more critical.  The “move fast and break things” ethos of startup culture puts […]

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