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WEBClimate United, a coalition led by Calvert Impact, has extended a $31.8 million loan to Scenic Hill Solar, an Arkansas-based solar power developer, to cover pre-construction costs for 18 solar plants for the University of Arkansas system, a state-funded network of schools, including the historically Black University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
'Community rounds' for new impact fund managers - ImpactAlpha
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Isaac Silk. ImpactAlpha, Aug. 27 – On this week’s podcast, Monique Aiken has the headlines and ImpactAlpha’s Dennis Price chats with Havell Rodrigues of New Majority Capital about the democratic approach to fundraising that is putting wind in the sails of new impact fund managers. Connect with us. Write for us.
California Endowment goes ‘all-in’ on impact - ImpactAlpha
WEBThe Endowment has always used negative screens to weed out investments in tobacco, for-profit prisons and firearms. As it looked to be more intentional, the Endowment carved out $350 million for mission- and program-related investments that have supported California-based community development financial institutions and affordable housing intermediaries, as well as diverse fund managers such ...
Protests in Kenya present an impact opportunity to invest in …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Because much of the capital funding these strategies—and the impact and development sectors in Africa more broadly—is from foreign institutions, AVPA’s Aswani says impact players need to be “deliberate about research, initiatives and advising impact capital coming from outside Africa to ensure that their cross-cutting themes include youth unemployment.”
What we know about KKR’s $1 billion Global Impact Fund
WEBImpactAlpha, April 30 – KKR, the latest private-equity giant to move into impact investing, has launched fundraising for what it expects to be a $1 billion Global Impact Fund, led by KKR veterans Ken Mehlman and Robert Antablin. The fund managers expect to make 12-15 investments in sustainable business development, next-generation energy, agriculture and food and other sectors aligned with ...
The Brief: Clean energy and affordable housing in Baltimore
WEBJul 22, 2024 · In Baltimore, Women’s Home Preservation adds clean energy and affordable housing to the community revitalization toolkit (with photos). Across the street from a tiny yellow grocery store on West Baltimore Street, the dilapidated Ford Building has languished, one of thousands of blighted buildings in West Baltimore’s “Black Butterfly.”.
Seizing Africa’s overlooked investment opportunities with an ...
WEBMar 8, 2022 · Seizing Africa’s overlooked investment opportunities with an inclusivity lens. Sindi Mabaso-Koyana, Jesmane Boggenpoel and Madichaba Nhlumayo. ImpactAlpha, March 8 – Africa is transforming. Many investors are interested in the continent’s rapid urbanization and spending power of its larger, more affluent, younger population.
What Participant shutdown means for impact investing in film
WEBReal impact. A newly launched site documents some of the real-world impacts Participant’s films and campaigns helped achieve.. The production company viewed film and pop culture “as the entry point to raise awareness, and change hearts and minds,” David Linde, Participant CEO, said alongside the release of “Food, Inc. 2” one of the last films produced by the company.
ImpactAlpha Latin America: Growing the impact ecosystem
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · Nearly 300 funds now target Latin America and the Caribbean, including 89 funds, with $6 billion in assets, that have an exclusive focus on the region, reports from research firm Tameo. At least 18 Latin America-focused funds have actively raised capital over the last 18 months, according to ImpactAlpha’ s Liist, including Colombia-based EWA ...
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