by Laurie Lane-Zucker | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, From the Editors, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, North America, Opinion, Policy & Regulation, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
Just as we were led to believe Wall Street was beginning to embrace sustainability, major players are backpedaling. JPMorgan, BlackRock, and others are abandoning their climate pledges. What does this say about the future of finance? For impact practitioners, this...
by Jeri Jensen | Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Twenty Twenty-Two opens with the clear recognition that the economic landscape has been forever disrupted. The past two years — which laid bare the market’s structural inequalities, climate emergency, and systemic barriers to inclusive prosperity – clearly posed the...
by Durreen Shahnaz | Africa, Asia, Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Island Nations, Middle East, Oceania, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Systems Change
Climate emergencies have damaged the world this past summer––from the wildfires torching 1.5 million acres across the US west to the shock floods devastating Germany and China. Yet, it’s easy to forget that these regions are some of the most well-prepared to tackle...
by Laura Callanan | Africa, Creative Economy, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Latin America, Place-based Investing, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Impact investors have been missing a large swath of the global economy — one driven by women, youth, indigenous peoples, and other workers and entrepreneurs who are often overlooked and underestimated: the creative economy. One of the most rapidly expanding sectors of...