Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ImpactAlpha, September 22 – London and Cairo-based Dopay strategy for financial inclusion: offer financial services to businesses – and then signs up their. The post Dopay raises $18 million to bank Egypt’s businesses and their workers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Africa 64

Africa 64

Impact Alpha

MAY 19, 2021

When the initial COVID shutdowns hit a year ago, community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, were critical in getting small businesses quick relief. The post A lifeline for relief, CDFIs are even more essential now for the recovery of under-banked businesses appeared first on Impact Alpha.

Policy 91

Policy 91

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Insights from green banking: What keeps customers from switching banks? ESG may be all the rage, but what about retail banking? The deposits you make at your retail bank for personal and business accounts sustain the bank’s ability to make loans and investments. Diane Osgood. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 00:05.

Retail 512

Retail Policy Investment Europe 512

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46.

Fossil fuels 427

Fossil fuels Retail Climate change Investment 427

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In Africa, the latest demonstration of its Catalytic Strategies amounts to $275 million in The post CDC Group backs Africa’s banks to ratchet up small business finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, February 4 – CDC Group, the U.K.

Africa 99

Africa Innovation 99

Impact Alpha

APRIL 15, 2020

Join Tideline’s Christina Leijonhufvud and Nuveen’s Allison Spector, LeapFrog Investments’ Roshni Bandesha, and Alan Rousso of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for an inside look at best practices in impact management. Tideline is sponsoring The Call to share aggregated results from a dozen independent.

Sustainability 86

Sustainability Investment 86

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Recent months have seen major moves on climate action by some of the world’s largest private banks, including JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. Looking across their investments in different sectors and regions, more banks are considering how to reduce the carbon intensity of entire portfolios over time.

Investment 396

Investment Carbon Sustainability Climate change 396

GreenBiz

APRIL 12, 2021

JPMorgan Chase wants to be the commercial bank for ‘green economy’ companies. Part of the commercial banking division, the group will include dedicated bankers led by Brian Lehman, who most recently led the JPMorgan Chase diversified financials team. Heather Clancy. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 00:05. The largest U.S.

Carbon-neutral 428

Carbon-neutral Carbon Organic Investment 428

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The post The Brief: Deep tech impact, workforce housing, battery breakthrough, small businesses in India, tilapia farming in Mozambique, banking racial equity appeared first on Impact Alpha. Featured: Fifty Years' bets on ‘deep tech’ – for high impact and high returns – are starting to pay off.

Batteries 59

Batteries 59

Solar Industry

APRIL 25, 2024

Sunstone Credit has launched a joint program with M&T Bank that aims to give more businesses access to solar loan financing. By collaborating with M&T Bank, the company hopes to help more businesses afford solar systems.

Energy 59

Energy Energy 59

Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Climate First Bank has re-envisioned its Residential Solar Loan product, to feature a new 30-year term with decreased rates than previously offered. The bank says it hasn’t charged dealer fees since the loan program’s inception, nor does it charge a prepayment penalty.

Sustainability 105

Sustainability 105

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The research report, “ Smaller businesses and the transition to net zero “, highlights the potential collective influence of UK smaller businesses and the considerable contribution they could make to wider net zero objectives if they all made changes to reduce their carbon footprint. The early stages of transition.

Business Energy Monitoring 245

Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral Building Energy Monitoring Carbon 245

Solar Industry

JANUARY 18, 2024

Skylight Lending has closed on a multi-million-dollar credit facility with M&T Bank, positioning the company for a planned expansion into five states. ” The post Skylight Lending Secures Credit Facility with M&T Bank appeared first on Solar Industry.

Sustainability 104

Sustainability Energy Energy 104

Terra Infirma

APRIL 29, 2024

A pattern I have noticed recently is high carbon businesses defending themselves by saying they’re a crucial “part of the transition to Net Zero.” I’ve also seen banks making the claim and I’d love to see how much of their investment is actually in low carbon tech and how much is in oil, gas and coal.

Fossil fuels 79

Fossil fuels Carbon Investment 79

Michael Grossman

MARCH 27, 2023

The same culprits, be it flowers, real estate, or banks, are always at play. This isn't a jeremiad against business plans, proformas or due diligence. The business model is the store-bought bread that serves as your base, but the story delights the senses and draws in demand. Why did tulips become so valuable in the first place?

Startups 246

Startups Real Estate Demand Fashion 246

Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Connecticut Green Bank has doubled its funding, to $110 million, for commercial-scale PV projects by businesses, towns, schools, non-profits and state agencies. Businesses, schools, and towns are looking for relief from higher energy costs and protecting themselves against grid outages. Originally approved in 2020 at $49.5

Construction 119

Construction Demand Investment Carbon 119

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original City-owned banks in California could leverage public funds for local impact. San Francisco and Los Angeles are moving forward with plans to create city-owned banks after California Gov. Greetings, Agents of Impact! States are the laboratories for democracy; cities are where finance goes to innovate.

Asia 56

Asia Startups Energy Energy 56

Global Renewable News

APRIL 15, 2024

Highlights EIB Board of Directors backs new projects in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia Support for sustainable transport using gree.

Transportation 40

Transportation Europe Innovation Investment 40

Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The C-PACE loan to Porter Farms is the first to close under MCED’s new FASTPACE Program, which is designed to make it easier for developers and small-business owners to access C-PACE financing through local banks, credit unions and green lenders like the Missouri Green Banc. The FASTPACE Program was good for my family and our business.”

Agriculture 115

Agriculture Energy Energy 115

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 22, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 22 – The African Development Bank and Danish and Spanish governments launched the African Guarantee Fund more than a decade ago. The post African Guarantee Fund backstops Vista Group’s lending to small businesses and green ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Government 105

Government Africa 105

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to court in a case that could help reverse the global banking sector’s support of fossil fuel firms and their activities. liquefied natural gas (LNG). ING’s climate policy is miles away from what is necessary to achieve the 1.5°C

Fossil fuels 116

Fossil fuels Pollution Climate change Carbon-neutral 116

Solar Industry

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Radial Power has closed on $80 million in tax equity financing from Bank of America to support the company’s pipeline of distributed generation projects through late next year, encompassing both asset and portfolio-level turn-key integrated projects. Latham & Watkins acted as legal counsel to Radial and Milbank to Bank of America.

Real Estate 105

Real Estate Sustainability Investment Carbon 105

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ImpactAlpha, February 8 – Most commercial banks in Africa have long dismissed smallholder farmers and other agricultural businesses as too risky. The post Eco.business Fund backs Family Bank to finance climate resilience for farmers in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Kenya’s Family.

Resilience 69

Resilience Africa Agriculture 69

ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 2, 2024

Eavor Technologies has received a loan of close to EUR 45 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the commercial-scale Eavor-Loop geothermal project in the town of Geretsried in Bavaria, Germany. The project is co-financed by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), ING Bank N.V.

Carbon-neutral 52

Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Europe Investment 52

Impact Alpha

APRIL 5, 2023

The demise of Silicon Valley Bank represents an opportunity for business-financing alternatives. That’s especially true for models that serve women and business owners. The post VC alternatives for diverse founders gain traction after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 14, 2024

The Small Industries Development Bank of India is the main financing body for tens of millions of India’s small businesses. The bank manages. The post Green Climate Fund invests in India’s climate resilience via the Avaana Sustainability Fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Resilience 59

Resilience Investment Sustainability 59

Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, acted as lead debt syndicator, with NT Solar and Advantage Capital arranging the tax equity. Households and small businesses can subscribe to a share of a local community solar project and receive energy-saving credits on their utility bill every month.

Education 115

Education Construction Investment Energy 115

Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sunstone Credit has announced its new loan product, Express Loan, for small business solar loans under $250,000. The company says small businesses historically have to pay cash or use traditional financing options for solar installation, adding that its new loan product may give these customers more streamlined access to solar financing.

Energy 104

Energy Energy 104

The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

First of 277 turbines goes into operation at site that will produce enough energy for 6m homes a year The first turbine to be completed in a project to build the world’s largest offshore windfarm, in the North Sea, has begun powering British homes and businesses.

Electricity 133

Electricity Energy Energy Wind power 133

Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Microsoft, HSBC, PwC and Ordnance Survey among firms joining initiative to enhance monitoring of global supply chains

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41

Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

SolaREIT has closed on a revolving credit facility with Atlantic Union Bank (AUB), providing the company with an additional $30 million of liquidity and allowing it to scale the business. ” The post SolaREIT Closes on $30M Revolving Credit Facility with Atlantic Union Bank appeared first on Solar Industry.

Batteries 59

Batteries Energy Energy 59

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

But as major American fast food brands, like KFC, expand into so-called “frontier markets,” taxpayer-funded development banks have made their global expansion possible by underwriting the factory farms that supply them with chicken, a DeSmog investigation has found. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

Africa 90

Africa Agriculture Health Investment 90

Impact Alpha

JUNE 12, 2023

Adapting to climate change, and preventing its worst impacts, is a daunting job – too big for most local governments, nonprofits, or businesses. The post Community-based climate partnerships poised to gain from new “green bank” funding appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Climate change 105

Climate change Government 105

Impact Alpha

JUNE 20, 2023

Featured: Returns on Inclusion Change Labs’ entrepreneurship hub opens doors for Navajo businesses. The post The Brief: Navajo entrepreneurship, investing in Africa’s youth, Known’s innovation lab, impact deposits, World Bank climate fail appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Extreme resource constraints and bureaucratic obstacles.

Innovation 105

Innovation Investment 105

Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

billion for business investment. Highlights EIB Board of Directors approves 2.1 billion for climate action and clean energy Another 2.2 billion for sustainable transport, 1.9

Transportation 40

Transportation Investment Health Energy 40

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Almost 100 universities that have pledged to shed ties to the fossil fuel industry still bank with financial institutions that have collectively provided $419 billion (£345 billion) to polluting interests between 2016 and 2022. Barclays was the bank of choice, used by nearly three quarters (73 percent) of the universities.

Fossil fuels 106

Fossil fuels Education Global warming Pollution 106

Impact Alpha

APRIL 25, 2024

The Inter-American Development Bank’s experimental venture funding group IDB Lab provided a $3 million anchor investment for iThink VC, an investment firm that. The post IDB Lab backs small businesses in Paraguay and health access in Ecuador appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Health 59

Health Investment 59