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The Brief: Prudential’s billion-dollar blueprint, sustainable alt-leather, prison education, stormwater and waste reduction bonds, Carlyle’s strategy

Impact Alpha

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Prudential’s $1 billion portfolio of impact investments offers a blueprint for institutional investors. Long before $1 billion became table stakes for impact investment funds, Lata Reddy went to the White House to announce Prudential Financial’s plan to build a $1 billion impact investment portfolio by 2020.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

New York sustainability: Urban sustainability that supports the green business. For the purpose-driven business operating within the New York district, this Green Business Bureau article looks at the New York sustainability agenda to detail the developments this city is championing to achieve urban sustainability.

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

GreenBiz

Funding tree planting in rural areas across the globe was an easy way for businesses to invest in green initiatives and to win points with the general public. . That’s one reason investing in urban forestry isn’t as simple; nor does it have the same sustainability impacts. But urban forestry has a different history.

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Managing complexity

Envirotec Magazine

They are also, in part, a response to stricter performance targets, changing government legislation, and increased public scrutiny of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) releasing sewage and stormwater into rivers and seas during heavy rainfall. How can new investments be assessed to decide which will provide the biggest benefit? •

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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

Think of us as a nonprofit VC: First the investor part: We invest $300,000 (for growth strategy development) or $600,000 (for project deployment) to companies across six systems – water, food and agriculture, nature-based solutions, energy, mobility, and the circular economy. Optimize stormwater and flood management. Zero Carbon.

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Green Infrastructure Project Manager

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

This individual will develop, design, and implement green stormwater infrastructure projects that prioritize vegetative practices and community benefit while being functional, constructable and maintainable. Greenprint is an environmental consulting and project development firm exclusively dedicated to green stormwater infrastructure.

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California Ports Turn to Microgrids for Energy Security, Demand Flexibility

GreenTechMedia

As California policymakers strengthen the state’s climate and clean energy targets, billions of dollars are being invested to transition to zero-emission cargo-handling equipment at major ports. The Port of Long Beach will invest up to $15 billion to transition zero-emission cargo-handling equipment by 2030, Houston said.

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