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 Alejandro Cañadas | Creative Economy, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action
On June 18, 2015, Pope Francis published his second encyclical letter, Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home. In his letter, the Pope asserts that “Business is a noble vocation directed to producing wealth and improving our world. It can be a fruitful source of...