Tag: impact investing
Time Is Up on Business As Usual, Says GIIN CEO
Amit Bouri, the CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, is racing to support efforts by impact investors to raise capital to...
Impact Investors Should Bolster Political Action, Align’s Kenning Says
Impact investors need to become active in the political process if they want to see positive change, according to Align Impact CEO...
Impact Investor Is Banking on the Truth
N’Gunu Tiny, an impact financier, views the truth as a good investment, especially during the pandemic. Emerald Group, a boutique investment firm, was...
COVID May Be Impact Investing’s Defining Moment, Actis’s Shami Nissan Says
Corporations’ and PE firms’ coronavirus response — whether or not they abided by social pacts — will be remembered long after the...
Writing the Future: Investors Pushing ESG Values Into Boardrooms
U.S. investors have turned up the heat on companies with a record number of ESG shareholder resolutions this year and the COVID-19...
What Impact Regulations Can We Expect in 2021?
As disagreement continues over how to measure impact investing, the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing is issuing grants to come up...
Impact Investing Slowed to a Crawl in 2nd Quarter
Capital invested in impact collapsed in the second quarter, falling to $389.8 million from $2.1 billion in last year’s second quarter, according...
The Name Is Bond…(Insert Impact Term Here) Bond
We have corona-bonds, virus-control bonds, impact bonds, green bonds and, now, “transition” bonds. Have we reached “peak bond”?
This...
How Are Impact Investors Reimagining the Annual Conference?
Impact investing is a truly global sector, with regional variances in ecosystems, regulations, and community needs, so it does make sense for...
Reimagining the Impact Investing Gathering for a Locked-Down Era
Global impact investing events have rapidly transitioned to virtual ones in response to COVID-19. These events have often been exclusive in an...
U.S. Companies Making Progress on Diversity, But Obstacles Remain, McKinsey Finds
Kevin Dolan, a partner at McKinsey and the co-author of the report “Diversity Wins,” says companies that have greater gender and ethnic...
Sir Ronald Cohen Urges Big Business to Account for Impact
Sir Ronald Cohen says investors should push companies to account for the effects of their businesses on the environment and society. GSG chairman...
Can A Hedge Fund Create Long-Term Impact?
Jeff Ubben is leaving his $16 billion hedge fund ValueAct Capital to launch a...
Rockefeller Guide Aims to Help Impact Investors Make Wiser Decisions
New guides attempt to present the nuts-and-bolts of impact investing. Impact investing tightens the link between Wall Street and Main Street. Since...
New GSG Chief Wants to Broaden Appeal of Social Bonds Amid...
Cliff Prior, the new CEO for the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, wants to defeat COVID-19 and create a more equitable...
Stagnation, Not COVID-19, Biggest Threat to Impact Investing’s Future
Sustainable investing must be nurtured by individual companies that promote and live green and carbon-decreasing solutions, experts say. Estimated net flows for...
Why Impact Investing Needs Intersectional Women’s Leadership
Metrics for gender lens investing need to incorporate an intersectional lens. Data on the number of women in leadership roles does not...
Can We Make Impact Activists Part of Impact Measurement?
Impact investing needs a standard way to quantify impact that reflects activist concernsImpact washing is a huge risk as the market continues...
GIIN Report Says Impact Investment Market Is $715 Billion and Growing
Global Impact Investing Network survey shows the impact investment market reached $715 billion last year.
Sector is poised for growth driven by increasing...
NYC Seed Investors Aren’t Slowing Startup Funding Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 hasn’t slowed seed investors in New York.
Changes in behavior triggered by the pandemic are an opportunity for telehealth, work-from-home startups with...
Pandemic May Speed Sustainability Factors for Assessing Investments Into Mainstream
ESG isn’t just for impact investors anymore, and the pandemic is expediting the change.
Sustainability issues have become a strategic priority for companies...
Meet the Impact Investing Networks Responding to the Pandemic
Three networks have formed to coordinate responses to the pandemic from impact investorsCoordinating to share vital information and best practices helps the...
COVID-19 Accelerates Move to Impact Investing, Says Partech’s Lavault
The pandemic will accelerate an emphasis on social impact investing, Partech’s Lavault says
Post-pandemic funds being announced are focusing on areas that align...
Impact Investors Want More Data and Less Spin From Financial Companies
Asset managers are pumping out ESG-related information that is not focused on what investors want to see, says a communications company.
Impact Investors Can Help India Rebound From COVID-19 Lockdown Pain
India’s massive informal sector has had no protection as the country’s economy has been nearly paralyzed by the lockdown imposed to ease...
Impact Investors’ Most Likely Current Strategy? Cash Is King
Impact investors with liquidity may want to hold onto cash while at the same time waiting for long-term investments to play out.
Hoarding...
Five Books for Impact Investors’ Pandemic Reading Lists
Here are five books to start broadening your understanding of impact investingWhile good arguments are important, these books also tell a compelling...
Can Impact Investing Build a More Diverse Orchestra?
Maybe the answer to the long-standing lack of diversity among fund managers is as simple as adopting the blind audition process of...
Divergent Views on Biomass and Carbon Emissions Leave Impact Investors in...
The growth in biomass provides environmental and economic benefits, according to industry figures.
Environmentalists say that biomass is polluting, and, most importantly, that...
Impact Investing Deals Plummet in 1st-Qtr Amid Economic Lockdown
The number of deals in impact investing was down by about half in the first quarter from a year prior, according to...