“These food companies are at a crossroads that will determine the health of our land and our communities. They need to closely monitor pesticide use in their supply chain and must also ensure that regenerative agriculture policies are adopted to protect farmworkers and nearby communities and reduce harm to soil, waters, ecosystems, and climate,” said Cailin Dendas, As You Sow.
“The theme of this year\’s report represents fundamental elements of our work at Calvert Impact: demonstrating that it is possible for everyday investors to use their investment portfolios to drive solutions to social and environmental challenges and educating the broader market on impact trends to ultimately transform the capital markets,” said Jennifer Pryce, Calvert Impact.
Former US Treasury deputy secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin and Madison Condon of the Boston Univ. School of Law are calling for more credible public data on climate risk. Recently, Climate & Capital Media hosted a panel of experts to discuss claims that the booming private-sector climate data services industry is hyping its accuracy and failing to deliver equitable, reliable or transparent datasets.
Eco-architect William McDonough, co-creator of Cradle to Cradle Design and the Certified Products Program is one of the world’s pioneering figures in green architecture and sustainable development. He and his firm have designed industry-leading buildings for Nike Europe, YouTube, factories for Ford Motor Company, Herman Miller, and NASA’s Sustainability Base. In this interview, he shares his vision for a regenerative biosphere and circular technosphere.
Given worldwide focus on Net Zero ambitions combined with tobacco’s alarming environmental impacts, TFP encourages investors to embed ‘tobacco-free’ into Net Zero strategies. Cigarette filters are the most littered item on the planet and are a top contributor to ocean plastic waste. Tobacco production leads to deforestation and vast carbon emissions.
Decarbonizing disaster relief, supply chains and industrial chemicals. Developing whole-food snacks, circular apparel and climate-savvy financial products. Expanding pathways into climate careers for Black and Indigenous people. The honorees in our eighth year represent an array of ideas and geographies across the globe – from the UAE to the US.
Drawing from interviews with 22 practitioners comprising philanthropic investors, private investors, Native intermediaries, and Native entrepreneurs, as well as desk research and participation in Indigenous-led finance convenings, this new report demonstrates how catalytic capital in Indian Country enables long-term, culturally-aligned success.
What if one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries – cement production – could be a transformative climate solution? One that is not only carbon-neutral but capable of capturing and sequestering gigatons of CO2 from the air? This technological challenge has brought together concrete makers, climate tech entrepreneurs, and Bill Gates.
“Investors have a powerful opportunity to help close the wealth gaps in the US and create a more equitable economy and society by investing in all communities. Wealth management firms can use DEIB factors in selecting asset-manager partner firms – thereby aligning their clients’ values with investments and with the management firms themselves,” said Veris CEO, Stephanie Cohn Rupp.
Community Capital Management, a leading impact and ESG investing manager, recently released a report, Community Foundations and Place-Based Impact Investing, which takes a look at how place-based impact investments can be a great way to leverage the endowments of community foundations and donor-advised fund portfolios to align with their missions.
