CleanTech Focus

When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative. Public equity asset managers drive what kinds of companies are valuable and thus have the capital to grow, to what industries retirement savings flow by default and what companies can achieve a scale that affords them outsized political and policy influence.

Investment

Investment Climate change Real Estate Retail

The Brief: How impact fund managers create value

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In today’s Brief: Featured: Value Creation After the investment and before the exit, how fund managers drive alpha through. The post The Brief: How impact fund managers create value appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

Investment

Elevating impact reporting to raise the performance of impact fund managers

Impact Alpha

APRIL 15, 2024

The post Elevating impact reporting to raise the performance of impact fund managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. “One million lives touched.” “800 800 jobs created.” 50,000 acres of land restored.” Capital allocators often see these types of punchy headlines in the.

Investment

Webinars

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The Liist, April 2024: Fund managers deepen and broaden impact strategies for underserved communities

Impact Alpha

APRIL 2, 2024

On this month’s Liist of actively raising impact funds, The post The Liist, April 2024: Fund managers deepen and broaden impact strategies for underserved communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Overhauling systems designed for inequality and exclusion starts a few dollars at a time.

ImpactAssets 50: Fund managers are raising the bar by tying compensation to impact

Impact Alpha

MARCH 12, 2024

The post ImpactAssets 50: Fund managers are raising the bar by tying compensation to impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, March 1 – A focus on climate and impact-linked compensation are among the trends in this year’s ImpactAssets 50 list.

Investment

After the investment and before the exit, how fund managers drive alpha through impact

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Private fund investments tend to attract the most attention – including in. The post After the investment and before the exit, how fund managers drive alpha through impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. 7 – Impact first, last – and in between.

Investment

Wanted: First-time fund managers with strategies to ‘Unlock Ownership’ in underserved communities

Impact Alpha

APRIL 1, 2024

A group of mission-aligned investors is pooling philanthropic capital to provide early, flexible capital to help first-time managers launch funds to finance employee-ownership. The post Wanted: First-time fund managers with strategies to ‘Unlock Ownership’ in underserved communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Investment

Tapping the creativity of local fund managers to scale small business finance

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The post Tapping the creativity of local fund managers to scale small business finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Small businesses are the growth engine for inclusive and resilient development in Africa. Yet the $330 billion annual financing gap remains stubbornly sticky.

Africa

Africa Resilience

Climate Fund Managers raises $675 million for green blended finance fund

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

17 – The Dutch fund manager reached a first close towards a $1 billion target for Climate Investor Two, its second blended. The post Climate Fund Managers raises $675 million for green blended finance fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Nov.

Investment

Seven red flags institutional investors should avoid when evaluating impact fund managers

Impact Alpha

APRIL 3, 2024

As more investment firms launch impact funds, it has become increasingly difficult for institutional allocators to identify the most qualified fund managers to. The post Seven red flags institutional investors should avoid when evaluating impact fund managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Investment

The Liist, December 2023: Fund managers walk the talk on impact fund strategy and structure

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Impact-aligned fund compensation and fees. The post The Liist, December 2023: Fund managers walk the talk on impact fund strategy and structure appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, December 5 – Women investing in women. Africans investing in Africa. This month’s Liist of actively raising.

Africa

Africa Investment

The Brief: Impact management leaderboard, ground-source heat pumps and direct-air capture, backing diverse fund managers, tying compensation to outcomes

Impact Alpha

MAY 17, 2023

Featured: Impact Management 10 fund managers that are outperforming – in managing impact. Some fund managers link staff incentives to impact. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

Firms win funding for EV battery management advance

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A project aims to create new algorithms which will estimate the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) in an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery, with the firms behind it suggesting it could contribute to the UK becoming a supplier of the most advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS) in the world. EVs on UK roads are set to see rapid growth, with 1.8

Batteries

Batteries Electric vehicle Technology Innovation

Bridges Fund Management sells stake in UK energy retrofitter AgilityEco

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 8, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 8 — Bridges Fund Management acquired a “significant minority stake” in AgilityEco in 2019 to accelerate residential adoption of heat pumps. The post Bridges Fund Management sells stake in UK energy retrofitter AgilityEco appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Energy

Energy Energy

Embrace the rainbow: The investment case for LGBT fund managers and startups

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The post Embrace the rainbow: The investment case for LGBT fund managers and startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Adaptability and innovation are a recipe for success in the dynamic world of entrepreneurship. For LGBT folks, these two words are deeply ingrained.

Startups

Startups Investment Innovation

10 fund managers that are outperforming – in managing impact

Impact Alpha

MAY 16, 2023

ImpactAlpha, May 16 – Some fund managers link staff incentives to impact results. The post 10 fund managers that are outperforming – in managing impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Others verify outcomes with target stakeholders. Many regularly assess impact risk.

European and Canadian climate tech fund managers buck the VC downturn

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 9, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 9 — Climate tech deals may have taken a steep 30% drop last year, but the climate funds keep on coming. The post European and Canadian climate tech fund managers buck the VC downturn appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Emerging fund managers score nearly $30 million for Africa’s small businesses

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ImpactAlpha, December 6 – Mastercard Foundation’s Africa Growth Fund has allocated $200 million for investment managers supporting economic opportunities for women and youth. The post Emerging fund managers score nearly $30 million for Africa’s small businesses appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Africa

Africa Investment

Tying fund managers’ compensation to impact performance is easier said than done

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 8, 2022

ImpactAlpha, December 8 – Whether and how impact fund managers should tie a portion of their compensation to the achievement of specific impact. The post Tying fund managers’ compensation to impact performance is easier said than done appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Japan: First energy storage investment fund to be managed by Itochu, Gore Street Capital

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The nascent grid-scale energy storage market in Japan now has its first-ever dedicated investment fund, and it will be jointly managed by Gore Street Capital, which launched one of the UK’s.

Investment

Investment Energy Energy

How one fund manager tech’ed up its data management in search of impact alpha

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 25, 2022

based impact venture capital fund. The post How one fund manager tech’ed up its data management in search of impact alpha appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Jan. 25 – SJF Ventures believed better, faster and smarter impact data could set them apart. The Durham, N.C.-based

More impact fund managers tie their compensation to impact along with financial performance

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 4, 2024

The post More impact fund managers tie their compensation to impact along with financial performance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. This is the first article for ImpactAlpha about the Impact Linked Compensation Project, a research initiative exploring impact-linked compensation mechanisms, yardsticks and governance.

Government

The Brief: Steering global impact, diverse fund managers, aquaculture unicorn, battery recycling, chief impact officers

Impact Alpha

JULY 10, 2023

The post The Brief: Steering global impact, diverse fund managers, aquaculture unicorn, battery recycling, chief impact officers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: National Advisory Boards The Global Steering Group looks to mobilize capital and build impact ecosystems. In Turkiye, the.

Recycling

Recycling Recycling Batteries

Diverse fund managers are ready to shift capital at scale

Impact Alpha

JUNE 8, 2020

Family offices, endowments, foundations and their investment consultants are letting structural barriers and implicit biases get in the way of opportunities for innovation, impact, and yes, alpha, by overlooking funds run by women and people of color.

Education

Education Innovation Investment

Blk Grvty secures $1 million from Surdna Foundation to back underrepresented fund managers

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Blk Grvty secures $1 million from Surdna Foundation to back underrepresented fund managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, February 6 — Blk Grvty has received a $1 million commitment from Surdna Foundation for its Equipped initiative, which is looking to.

These fund managers are putting climate + gender strategies into action

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The post These fund managers are putting climate + gender strategies into action appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 14 – It’s early days, but investors are waking up to the outsized impact potential of investing at the intersection of.

Investment

Australian fund managers snap up 49 pct stake in Australia’s biggest wind farm

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Asset managers to buy 49% stake in Australia's largest wind farm from global turbine giant Goldwind. The post Australian fund managers snap up 49 pct stake in Australia’s biggest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Radical Ventures plants $9 million in seed funding for ranch management

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The post Radical Ventures plants $9 million in seed funding for ranch management appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 10 — Billings, Montana-based Enriched Ag uses machine-learning to help U.S. ranchers reduce emissions, improve soil health and generate revenues from.

Soil

Soil Health Carbon

The Liist, March 2024: Every day is International Women’s Day for female fund managers driving climate solutions

Impact Alpha

MARCH 5, 2024

Women running companies and asset management firms continue to raise less than 2% of total invested capital. The post The Liist, March 2024: Every day is International Women’s Day for female fund managers driving climate solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Nevertheless, they persist. This month’s Liist.

Investment

Bridges Fund Management sustainable growth fund completes three exits in three months

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 24, 2021

The post Bridges Fund Management sustainable growth fund completes three exits in three months appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, August 24 — The three companies created about £170 million ($233.7 million) in market value under Bridges’ ownership, according to the U.K.-based.

Sustainability

From funds to managers to enterprises, some investors are aligning incentives for impact

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 16, 2024

The post From funds to managers to enterprises, some investors are aligning incentives for impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 16 – Nearly all of the actual impact in impact investments comes from the ground up. If it makes sense to.

Investment

Policy Corner: Clarifying the fiduciary duty of pension fund managers

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 14, 2021

14 – The Department of Labor is proposing rules to once again green-light managers of pension funds and retirement accounts to consider. The post Policy Corner: Clarifying the fiduciary duty of pension fund managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec.

Policy

The Brief: The Liist: First-time impact fund managers, rebar recycling, green infrastructure in Africa, climate risk in insurance, Al Gore’s climate optimism

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 8, 2023

Featured: Impact Fund Managers The Liist, August 2023: First-time fund managers bet on economic inclusion and shared prosperity. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

Africa

Africa Recycling Recycling

The Brief: Impact investing in China, farm management in South Africa, Two Sigma’s bet on human capital, MassMutual’s catalyst fund, managing human rights risks

Impact Alpha

APRIL 17, 2023

The post The Brief: Impact investing in China, farm management in South Africa, Two Sigma’s bet on human capital, MassMutual’s catalyst fund, managing human rights risks appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Impact in China Can China’s impact investing ecosystem expand beyond green energy and ESG?

Africa

Africa Investment Batteries Energy

For pension fund managers, Department of Labor puts ESG back on the table – again

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The post For pension fund managers, Department of Labor puts ESG back on the table – again appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Nov.23 23 – Cannot! Just as some states are trying to block so-called ESG investing, the U.S. Department of Labor has.

Investment

Investment Policy

Bank of America places $150 million with minority-led fund managers

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 28, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 28 — Bank of America is backing 40 minority-led fund managers to bridge the funding gap for Black, Latinx, women and. The post Bank of America places $150 million with minority-led fund managers appeared first on Impact Alpha.

Active fund managers fret as investors pour money into “passive” ESG funds

Impact Alpha

JULY 29, 2020

ImpactAlpha, July 29 – Net inflows to low-cost, passively managed environmental, social, and governance funds totaled $12.7 billion for their actively managed counterparts. What’s more, passive ESG funds analyzed by Morningstar outperformed active ESG funds in 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. “The

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Bridges Fund Management and AEA Investors to float $400 million ‘impact’ SPAC

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

ImpactAlpha, September 15 – Bridges Fund Management and AEA Investors filed to float a $400 public offering for AEA-Bridges Impact Corp., New York-based AEA, with $15 billion in assets under management, will tap Bridges’ impact investing experience to.

Investment

The Liist, November 2023: Impact fund managers target creators of quality jobs and economic mobility

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The post The Liist, November 2023: Impact fund managers target creators of quality jobs and economic mobility appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 7 – Much of the heavy lifting on Sustainable Development Goal 8 (decent work for all) will fall to policymakers.

Sustainability

The Liist, January 2024: Scrappy fund managers keep capital flowing to impact ventures

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 9, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 9 – A burst of impact fund closings at the end of 2023 may be a positive sign for fundraising at. The post The Liist, January 2024: Scrappy fund managers keep capital flowing to impact ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

The ranks of ‘impact alpha’ fund managers expand, along with client demand and the talent pipeline

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The post The ranks of ‘impact alpha’ fund managers expand, along with client demand and the talent pipeline appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. 1 – Cost efficiences plus improved customer experiences plus carbon reduction in large markets equals high impact and high returns. That’s the.

Demand

Demand Carbon Investment

Impact management gets a boost from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing

Impact Alpha

JULY 27, 2021

The post Impact management gets a boost from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, July 27 – As the market for impact investments grows, “so too must the metrics, tools, and platforms used to measure and disclose.

Investment

Life imitates art as hedge fund manager Jeff Ubben launches public-market impact fund

Impact Alpha

JUNE 24, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 25 – This season’s plotline on Billions, Showtime’s saga of wealth and corruption co-created by financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, finds Wendy Rhoades (played by actor Maggie Siff) and Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) maneuvering to turn Bobby Axelrod’s (Damian Lewis) Axe Capital into an impact investment fund.

Asia

Asia Investment

Emerging impact fund managers represent an emerging source of impact alpha

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Smaller impact funds and first-time fund managers face obstacles raising capital from investors who insist on seeing proven track records and writing big checks (but generally not more than 20% of the total fund). ImpactAlpha, Feb. 25 – In impact investing, smaller and newer may mean bigger and better returns.

Investment

When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

The Brief: How impact fund managers create value

Webinars

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Elevating impact reporting to raise the performance of impact fund managers

Webinars

The Liist, April 2024: Fund managers deepen and broaden impact strategies for underserved communities

ImpactAssets 50: Fund managers are raising the bar by tying compensation to impact

After the investment and before the exit, how fund managers drive alpha through impact

Wanted: First-time fund managers with strategies to ‘Unlock Ownership’ in underserved communities

Tapping the creativity of local fund managers to scale small business finance

Climate Fund Managers raises $675 million for green blended finance fund

Seven red flags institutional investors should avoid when evaluating impact fund managers

The Liist, December 2023: Fund managers walk the talk on impact fund strategy and structure

The Brief: Impact management leaderboard, ground-source heat pumps and direct-air capture, backing diverse fund managers, tying compensation to outcomes

Firms win funding for EV battery management advance

Bridges Fund Management sells stake in UK energy retrofitter AgilityEco

Embrace the rainbow: The investment case for LGBT fund managers and startups

10 fund managers that are outperforming – in managing impact

European and Canadian climate tech fund managers buck the VC downturn

Emerging fund managers score nearly $30 million for Africa’s small businesses

Tying fund managers’ compensation to impact performance is easier said than done

Japan: First energy storage investment fund to be managed by Itochu, Gore Street Capital

How one fund manager tech’ed up its data management in search of impact alpha

More impact fund managers tie their compensation to impact along with financial performance

The Brief: Steering global impact, diverse fund managers, aquaculture unicorn, battery recycling, chief impact officers

Diverse fund managers are ready to shift capital at scale

Blk Grvty secures $1 million from Surdna Foundation to back underrepresented fund managers

These fund managers are putting climate + gender strategies into action

Australian fund managers snap up 49 pct stake in Australia’s biggest wind farm

Radical Ventures plants $9 million in seed funding for ranch management

The Liist, March 2024: Every day is International Women’s Day for female fund managers driving climate solutions

Bridges Fund Management sustainable growth fund completes three exits in three months

From funds to managers to enterprises, some investors are aligning incentives for impact

Policy Corner: Clarifying the fiduciary duty of pension fund managers

The Brief: The Liist: First-time impact fund managers, rebar recycling, green infrastructure in Africa, climate risk in insurance, Al Gore’s climate optimism

The Brief: Impact investing in China, farm management in South Africa, Two Sigma’s bet on human capital, MassMutual’s catalyst fund, managing human rights risks

For pension fund managers, Department of Labor puts ESG back on the table – again

Bank of America places $150 million with minority-led fund managers

Active fund managers fret as investors pour money into “passive” ESG funds

Bridges Fund Management and AEA Investors to float $400 million ‘impact’ SPAC

The Liist, November 2023: Impact fund managers target creators of quality jobs and economic mobility

The Liist, January 2024: Scrappy fund managers keep capital flowing to impact ventures

The ranks of ‘impact alpha’ fund managers expand, along with client demand and the talent pipeline

Impact management gets a boost from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing

Life imitates art as hedge fund manager Jeff Ubben launches public-market impact fund

Emerging impact fund managers represent an emerging source of impact alpha

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