by Ming Wong | Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Place-based Investing, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
Waves of applause greeted Mayor Daniel Lurie as he strode onstage at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom to open Day Two of the Social Innovation Summit in San Francisco. “For the first time in years,” the mayor declared to the full house, “there is a sense of hope and...
by Gigi Aulsebrook | Africa, ESG Investing, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Policy & Regulation, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
“We are not regenerating nature. We are nature regenerating itself.” – Alessa Berg At ChangeNOW in Paris, amid a convergence of innovators, development financiers, and impact investors, one message stood clear: our current financial models are no longer fit for...
by Dan Gordon | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Latin America, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
When Althea Ganly looks across her family’s land in Uruguay’s Savannah, she sees more than cattle and grass; she sees resilience, responsibility, and heritage. The grasslands of Uruguay, part of the extensive Pampas ecosystem that spans Argentina, Uruguay, and...
by John Berger | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
While billions of dollars flow into climate solutions, 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, according to the United Nations. This stark reality reveals a critical opportunity for impact investors: clean water and sanitation investments...
by Jasper van Brakel | ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDGs, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
A year of headline-making attacks on the environmental, social, and governance approach to public market investing has obscured a larger truth: Interest in sustainable investing remains strong. In fact, it’s growing. Over 90% of millennials and Generation X individual...
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