This month, Cathy Berry of The Sandy River Charitable Foundation shares her organization’s impact investing journey. LOCUS is grateful to have friends like Cathy at The Sandy River Charitable Foundation, and we thank her for sharing their story. Philanthropy is motivated by the desire to make the world a better place. For my family, The Sandy River […]
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New Guide from MMI and TIIP Helps Financial Advisors Integrate Sustainable Investment into Their Practices
New Guide from MMI and TIIP Helps Financial Advisors Integrate Sustainable Investment into Their Practices “Fundamentals of Sustainable Investment: A guide for financial advisors” advances the conversation about sustainable investing and offers practical information and guidance for practice management NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 2, 2019 – Amid growing investor interest in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors […]
RSF at 35: Reflecting on Our Evolution
In our Spring/Summer 2019 newsletter we take a moment celebrate our 35th anniversary and reflect on how our organization and our community has grown over the years. We visit with a longtime partner, Camphill Communities California, near the Santa Cruz foothills, to learn how they have created a life-sharing community for adults with developmental disabilities […]
Capital for Change (C4C) – Newest Invest With Values Sponsor
Capital for Change Capital for Change (C4C) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with a 50-year history of providing more than $300 million in financing and technical assistance to preserve and create affordable housing for underserved populations, adopt energy efficiency and alternative energy measures to decrease costs and improve environmental impacts, and support small […]
Sizing the Impact Investing Market to be $502 Billion
NEW REPORT: GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTING NETWORK FINDS THE CURRENT SIZE OF IMPACT INVESTING MARKET TO BE $502 BILLION Landmark research answers industry call for long-sought, fundamental reference point NEW YORK, April 1, 2019 – The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) today released its Sizing the Impact Investing Market report, an in-depth analysis of the current […]
Why Happiness? Why Invest? – The International Day of Happiness
Should Happiness be part of the investing process? With today being the International Day of Happiness as declared by the United Nations, it is the perfect day to ask big questions and reflect. There is a lot of talk about the Sustainable Development Goals being part of the investing process, the goals seem to focus on […]
Announcing The Wisdom Fund to Close The Lending Gap for Women
Women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Yet less than 5 percent of small business lending—only $1 in $23—goes to women. Pacific Community Venture and other CDFIs are joining with CNote to fix this disparity with the Wisdom Fund, a new impact investment opportunity launching today. Created in partnership with mission-driven lender […]
Building The Next Economy With WholeTrees [Ep. 151]
Amelia Baxter believes that the 21st century built environment is filled with opportunities for trees. Baxter co-founded WholeTrees in 2007 to develop and sell products and technologies that would scale the use of waste-trees in commercial construction, increasing forest revenues, and offering green construction markets a new material for the 21st century. Amelia has led […]
Foodshed Investors Launches Nationwide Expanded Services Will Support Sustainable Local Food Systems
Austin, Texas: Foodshed Investors (FI), an angel investor network and business consulting firm dedicated to increasing the supply of good, local food, is rolling out its services nationwide. This expansion will include growing their Accredited Investor Network, to provide a wider group of funders with access to a proprietary pipeline of sustainable food and agriculture […]
Catching the Impact Investing Bug
This month, Travis Green, LOCUS Solutions Consultant, discusses how and why place-based impact investing “catches” between philanthropic institutions. While working with a group of community foundations taking leadership on clean energy, a Michigan nonprofit leader named John Kinch introduced me to the idea of the solar contagion. The idea: increasing the number of households with […]
My Experience as an MBA Intern at RSF
Reflecting on my first day as an MBA intern at RSF Social Finance, I can remember how excited I was to spend ten weeks working with and learning from the top social finance professionals in its ranks. As someone with a background in private equity investing prior to business school at Stanford, I closely monitored […]
ImpactAssets Releases Eighth Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Manager Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its ImpactAssets 50 2019 (IA 50), a publicly available, online database for impact investors, family offices, financial advisors and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of 50 private capital fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. IA 50 users can sort and filter across a […]
Weekly Impact Investment Market Update
Impact Investing & ESG Impact Investing Gains Traction in Canada The 2018 Canadian Impact Investment Trends Report says total assets under management (AUM) in impact investments — companies, organizations, or funds that aim to create a positive social or environmental impact in addition to a financial return — rose to $14.75 billion as of Dec. […]
Are B Corps the Future of Business OR Just Another “Elite Charade for Changing the World”?
Having just read the book Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by former New York Times columnist, Anand Giridharadas, and mostly agreeing with it, I thought that it would be interesting to read a critique by Jay Coen Gilbert, the co founder of the movement for Certified B Corporations, which happened to fall […]
Impact Updates from the Wealth and Giving Forum
“Seeking Impact” Five Years On As 2019 gets underway, we’ve been reflecting on progress in the “philo-impact” field since the Forum hosted its “Seeking Impact” Symposium in October 2013. It featured Howard Warren Buffett, representing the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Ron Cordes, Founder of Opportunity Collaboration, and Emmanuel Faber, CEO of Danone (the French food […]
TriLinc Global Launches New Fund
February 06, 2019 10:15 AM Pacific Standard Time MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TriLinc Global, LLC announced today its Regulation D offering of the TriLinc Global Impact Fund II, LLC. “We are very pleased to continue to offer investors with what we believe to be lower risk access to private investment opportunities available in select-high growth economies […]
Paul Polman: B Corps, Climate Change, and the Future of Capitalism [Ep. 145]
Paul Polman was Chief Executive Officer of Unilever from 2009-2019. Under his leadership Unilever set out an ambitious vision to decouple its growth from overall environmental footprint and increase its positive social impact. Paul actively seeks cooperation with other companies to implement sustainable business strategies and drive systemic change. He is Chairman of the International […]
RSF Prime Increase
On January 1, 2019, RSF Social Finance increased RSF Prime, its base interest rate for borrowers, to 5.50 percent. Other participants in the Social Investment Fund are affected as follows: the investor rate is now 1.25 percent, up from 1.00 percent, and the RSF revenue share will remain at 4.25 percent. RSF Prime is reset […]
Economist’s Invest For Impact event on February 12th NYC
Investing for the Long Haul If some still view investing for impact as a vanity project, others are determined to make it a central part of the investment world. They see the possibility and practicality of ingraining intention and expertise on doing well by doing good into various lines of businesses. The third annual Investing for […]
These investors are fixing finance to better serve Black entrepreneurs
A few years ago the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a study that revealed a city divided: median white wealth was $247,000, compared to median Black wealth of $8. Not long after, Aaron Tanaka and Libbie Cohn walked into the office of a Boston financial firm to pitch the Ujima Project as a solution. The organization […]
Impact Investors are not Funding the Patagonias of Tomorrow—and That’s a Problem
The impact investing community does not always agree on everything. But ask any impact investor who the figureheads of the environmental movement that they look to for guidance are, and they’re likely to answer “Patagonia,” without skipping a beat. Patagonia is a global apparel brand with roughly $1 billion in annual revenue and considerable environmental street […]
The Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies 2019
Business can be a force for good and here’s the proof: 100 companies that are growing by doing good. The Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies, in collaboration with Big Path Capital and B Lab, is the first ranking of positive impact companies. The Awards rank the top companies applying capitalism for greater profit and […]
Jed Emerson: The Purpose of Capital [Ep. 142]
Originator of the concepts of Blended Value and Total Portfolio Management, Jed Emerson has extensive experience leading, staffing and advising funds, firms, social ventures and foundations pursuing financial performance with social/environmental impact. In addition to his writing, Jed currently focuses on working with families exploring how to ensure a long term legacy by managing […]
A Letter from RSF
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! As we step into 2019, we would like to express our deep gratitude to and for our community of clients and partners—thank you for your ongoing support and inspiration. RSF’s work toward creating a compassionate and regenerative economy has never felt more needed or important. This sense of urgency is […]
Trends in Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact Investing
$12 trillion and growing fast Welcome to GreenMoney’s January 2019 issue featuring the recently released “Report on US Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact Investing Trends”. Spend some time with these articles, based on the US SIF report, covering the multiple aspects of where the SRI industry has been and where it is headed. The numbers in the […]
Family matters: thoughts on a Philanthropy Impact roundtable
Family foundations are taking active steps to engage the next generation and in many organizations, all generations are involved in influencing giving decisions and operations as a means to educate and prepare family members for a philanthropic career. As professional advisor to (U) HNWI, understanding these dynamics and influences between generations will play an important […]
Weekly Impact Investment Market Update
Impact Investing & ESG An ESG Approach to Emerging Market Debt The growing interest in ESG factors reflects a developing trend that asset owners and investors are increasingly focused on sustainability alongside investment performance. BNP Paribas AM believes ESG factors are integral in emerging market investing. Institutions Increase ESG Focus in 2018 At the start […]
Have You Tuned in to The Green New Deal? The “GND”? — You’d Better!
by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist, G&A Institute Here we are at the start of year 2019 and the nation’s 116th U.S. Congress. Radical and exciting ideas with something for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street to the Corporate Suite and Board Room are now on the table for discussion as this […]
Why Low Minimum Funding Targets Hurt Investment Crowdfunding
Many businesses raising money under Title III of the JOBS Act are setting “target amounts” as low as $10,000. I understand the motivation, but I’d urge issuers and the platforms to think twice. Background In Title III Crowdfunding (also known as “Regulation Crowdfunding” or “Regulation CF” or simply “Reg CF”), the business (known as the […]
The Year Wall Street Got Sustainable Investing
The latest insights from Amy Domini On October 23, 2018 the Financial Times published an article stating that Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, had announced that “sustainable investing will be a core component for how everyone invests in the future.” He further explained that sustainable investing did not lead to […]
As money moves offshore, new questions about how foundations invest their assets
Throughout philanthropy’s history, it’s drawn intermittent waves of intense criticism, and it certainly feels like we’re heading into one now. Outrage over wealth accumulation, an unbridled tech industry, money in politics and more is inspiring healthy scrutiny from many directions (including us). Some of this criticism is not over funders’ influence, grantmaking practices, or relative […]
ESG Investing Outlook for 2019
Incorporating Environmental, Social and Governance factors Amidst all of the important improvements in ESG data, all of the thoughtful research reports, and all innovative new investment options, another, deeper trend has taken root. As we turn towards 2019, we see increasing evidence that systems thinking is becoming more prevalent and influential throughout corporations and the […]
The Year in Community Capital: Coops, Crowdfunding and Other Coups
It’s been a head-spinning year. But amid the chaos, a lot of good progress was made in the community capital field. Here are some of the top stories of 2018: 1. Coops Rising The United Nations designated 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives, but we would argue 2018 was the year that cooperatives really began to […]
Weekly Impact Investment Market Update
Impact Investing & ESG How Green Wall Street Can Weather 2019 The New Year promises serious challenges for the rapidly growing number of socially conscious investors. Sustainable Investment in Asia: Ready to Take Off Broader adoption of ESG investing is now accelerating in Asia. In particular, we’re seeing a greater push by leading institutions or […]
The Green New Deal and the shift to a new economy podcast
This week we have a panel discussion detailing the proposed Green New Deal that activists have been mobilizing for recently. We spoke with The Democracy Collaborative’s own Johanna Bozuwa, the Sierra Club’s Anthony Torres, and Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Evan Weber to explore the economic and social ramifications of a Green New Deal and the obstacles […]
Venture Capitalists Wear No Clothes (and Why Revenue Models Beat 10x Exits)
From his perch as founder of Fledge, a network of social impact accelerators, Luni Libes has claimed the role of industry provocateur, critiquing the prevailing Silicon Valley model of investment and agitating for more aligned funding models. In particular, he’s an advocate for revenue-based funding, whether via loans or redeemable equity, where startups buy back their […]
Weekly Impact Investment Market Update
Impact Investing & ESG Demand for ESG Investing is Knocking at Your Door…or Should Be Panelists at the InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit discuss the opportunity of engaging clients and prospects on environmental, social and governance issues. World’s Largest Pension Fund Cites Improved ESG Adoption by Corporates Within Asia, equity portfolio from India showed the most […]
White People: Let’s Talk About White Supremacy
By Ryan Honeyman, Partner at LIFT Economy One question has consumed me recently: “what is the role of a white person in conversations about racial justice (especially a white, cisgender, heterosexual, non-disabled, upper middle class male who is a U.S. citizen)?” I used to think that the appropriate role for a white male of my […]
Decarbonize, Decentralize and Democratize: Investing in a More Just Energy Future
By Jess Brooks, Chief Development Officer, Sunwealth SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal DESCRIPTION: The existing extractive energy economy isn’t working. Our dependence on coal, oil and gas contributes to global warming, the physical destruction of communities and pollution-related health issues which impact all of us – and disproportionately affect low-income people and communities of color. It’s not […]
Climate Innovation Summit
EIT Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is the EU’s largest public-private partnership addressing climate change through innovation. Our community consists of over 300 leading partners from business, academia, the public sector and NGOs. Our purpose is to help create a prosperous, inclusive, climate resilient society founded on a circular, zero-carbon economy. Focused on levers of […]
With Acquisition, A New Chapter for Vermont’s Milk Money
Milk Money, a Vermont-only crowd investing portal, has been acquired, signaling a new phase for the platform—and perhaps the intrastate crowdfunding market as well. The two-year old intrastate crowdfunding platform’s new owner is the Vermont Innovation Commons, a regional innovation hub in Burlington combining a startup accelerator, co-working space and residential units under one roof. The […]
2018 Calvert Impact Report goes live
Changing Markets, Changing Minds: Our 2018 Impact Report Dear Friends, We’re pleased to share our 2018 Impact Report with you. This report is the key way we provide authentic and transparent reporting to our investors and industry partners on the impact of their investments and partnership. This year we provide … Read More The full […]
The future of impact investing: a view from Asia
Within philanthropy circles, people are beginning to look beyond grants to the creation of a package of what might be called social finance, which will not only be bigger but will involve the kind of expertise traditionally considered the province of the financial industry. If the UN’s Sustainable… This article is only available for our […]
On Money, Race, and Power
Deb: I have had the good fortune of working with both of you and would love to hear more about the work that you’re doing to build a more equitable economy. Can you tell us about what you do? Deborah: I co-founded the Boston Impact Initiative, a place-based impact investing fund focused on closing the […]
Program for Diverse Founders Targets Lack of Friends and Family Funding
Most startups fund their earliest days with money from friends and family, as well as angel investors. But what if your friends and family are not wealthy—and, in fact, are more on the struggling side of the equation? That’s the stark reality for many entrepreneurs, especially those from diverse backgrounds. The average white household has […]
Small initiatives can create huge impact
What would you do without your smartphone these days? We depend on it for so many activities. But not everyone is aware of how their smartphone is produced. Our phones hold a complex story of the hundreds of people who helped make it. Fairphone wants to tell that story, and positively impact the way phones […]
Buy The Block Empowers Black Communities to Invest in Themselves
In this age of wealth inequality, runaway development and gentrification, it’s easy for communities to feel powerless in the face of rapid change. Lynn Smith founded Buy The Block, a real estate crowdfunding portal and the first portal that is African American-owned, to help change that dynamic. Smith (pictured above) has invested in real estate since […]
Weekly Impact Investment Market Update
Impact Investing & ESG Why Foundations Should Step Up their Game in Impact Investing There’s a growing number of people in the world of social entrepreneurship focused on not just building impact-oriented companies, but on creating a more fundamental systemic change. Impact Investment: Private Equity Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Hasn’t Been Impact investing […]
TriLinc Celebrates 5 Years of Impact Investing
TriLinc celebrates 5 years of its impact investing strategy: Private Debt Plus®. The post TriLinc Celebrates 5 Years of Impact Investing appeared first on TriLinc.
Book Review: “Can Finance Save The World?”
Book Review: “Can Finance Save The World?” Jan. 30, 2018 12:44 PM ET Hazel Henderson Green Economy, Circular Economy, energy, natural resources Ethical Markets SUMMARY Former banker Bertrand Badré aims to re-direct global finance toward the common good. This visionary book’s foreword is by French President Emmanuel Macron. Britain’s Gordon Brown also supports Badré’s vision […]
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