The Week in Impact Investing: Action
The team at
TGIF, Agents of Impact!
Game stoppers. It was hard to turn away from the Reddit revolt by small traders, who outmaneuvered Wall Street hedge funds to wreak havoc in the stock markets. The action this week in markets for carbon credits
(see Agent of Impact, below), clean technologies
(No. 5), climate adaptation (
(No. 2) may be more consequential. President Biden’s executive orders on green jobs (
No. 4), health care and racial justice could have filled The Brief. Public pressure on
BlackRock helped spur
(No. 1).
General Motors swore off internal combustion engines (by 2035). Net-zero business models. Sustainable and inclusive investment theses. Tools to measure impact and promote accountability
CHICAGO - CME Group, the world s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch a Global Emissions Offset futures contract on March 1, 2021, pending all relevant. | February 3, 2021
Larry Fink s corporate net-zero mandate pushes carbon markets mainstream impactalpha.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from impactalpha.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
January 28, 2021 |
The Brief
The Brief: Opportunity Zone window, executive climate orders, minority-led fund managers, solar in Chile, peer selection, beacon for impact entrepreneurs
The team at
Featured: Policy Corner
Opportunity Zone deals flow as investors eye new rules. The Trump administration touted Opportunity Zones among its policy achievements. President Biden is proposing changes to make them work better for Black and Brown communities and small businesses. Impact investors aren’t waiting. Arctaris Impact Investors committed $8.5 million to companies in Opportunity Zones in low-to-moderate income census tracts in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County. The Arctaris Cuyahoga Impact Program includes a $1.5 million loan from the county and aims to maintain the region’s manufacturing base “while encouraging minority manufacturing business ownership and creating quality jobs for residents,” says Arctaris’
Net Zero Nature brings together global experts, business leaders, NGO’s and innovators to explore why protecting and restoring nature is fundamental to global economic prosperity, investigate the transformative changes businesses must make now to avoid extinction, and consider best practices and latest developments.
Register now to secure your place for a unique day of learning, leadership and practical insight.
Date: 27 May 2021