This Week in Impact

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Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha

  1. hace 3 d

    Where Temasek is looking for growth opportunities + Three impact summer reads

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How Temasek, the $400 billion state-owned investment fund out of Singapore, positions itself as a generational investor; a look at three impact investing “beach reads,” out this week, that tackle the future of capitalism and the common good; and sustainable farm and timberland manager Alder Point lands $4 million from the Rockefeller Foundation to ramp up land acquisitions in rural communities. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Story links: “⁠Ford Foundation’s Roy Swan makes the case for 'positive-sum' capitalism⁠,” by David Bank and Isaac Silk “⁠With $400 billion in assets, Temasek leans into emerging markets, climate adaptation and ‘sustainable living’⁠,” by David Bank "⁠Alder Point secures $4 million from Rockefeller Foundation to build climate-resilient forests and farmlands⁠," by Roodgally Senatus.

  2. 17 jul

    India as a hotbed of cool tech + Secondaries, impact-style

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: A look at the cool tech investors seeking sustainable solutions to help billions beat the heat; why impact LPs are buying and selling stakes in the secondaries market; and, debriefing this week’s call, which asked whether faith-aligned investors can become known for what they are for, not just what they’re against To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠RSVP for next week's Call⁠. This week's stories: “⁠Cool tech fund looks to India for sustainable solutions to beat the heat⁠,” by Jessica Pothering“⁠Liquidity for sellers, discounts for buyers in budding impact secondaries market⁠,” by Amy Cortese“⁠Helping faith-aligned investors direct their assets toward ‘human flourishing⁠,’” by Erik Stein. Watch the ⁠full video replay⁠.

  3. 10 jul

    Generation Investment Management on AI’s inconvenient truths + Closing the LatAm gender gap

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability; how closing the gender gap could ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce; and the California pension fund behind Inox Clean Energy’s ambitious rollup of solar manufacturing and generating assets. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠RSVP for next week's Call⁠. This week's stories:  “⁠Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability⁠,” by Amy Cortese“⁠Amid trillion-dollar IPOs, impact investors seek pathways to steer technology towards shared prosperity⁠,” by Antony Bugg-Levine“⁠Human agency is the next frontier for impact investing⁠,” by Florian Kemmerich and Randall Zindler“⁠Closing the gender gap to ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce⁠,” by Erik Stein"⁠CalPERS-backed Inox Clean Energy gets funding from Indian family office to ramp up renewables development⁠," by Jessica Pothering

  4. 3 jul

    Founding principles for impact investors on the USA’s 250th birthday

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Four Agents of Impact offer thoughts on the promise of the American experiment and the role for impact investing in it, ahead of the country’s 250th birthday; a look at Next 50’s strategy for financing GPs and companies that are valuing aging; and how Gaussion is speeding battery charging and boosting performance. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week’s stories: “⁠Following in the footsteps of America’s founding financier⁠,” by Antony Bugg-Levine“⁠Investing in the American Dream as a long-term play to strengthen democracy⁠,” by Napoleon Wallace“⁠The accounting reform that could strengthen American capitalism⁠,” by Stacey Faella“⁠Life, liberty and a share of the upside⁠,” by Santhosh Ramdoss“⁠Next50 is cutting checks to GPs seeking alpha in aging across energy, housing and infrastructure⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus and David Bank“⁠Gaussion lands $28 million to speed battery charging and boost performance⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

  5. 26 jun

    Zambia looks to small businesses as pathway to inclusive growth + IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: How a new playbook for shared prosperity is being written in Zambia, where attempts are being made to redirect its mineral wealth toward local small and growing businesses; what SpaceX and other IPOs mean for Impact LPs and the field of impact investing; and this week’s deal spotlight shines a light on investors designing nature-based investments around natural cycles. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: "⁠Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy⁠," by Lucy Ngige"⁠SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs⁠," by Amy Cortese"⁠Investors learn to design nature-based investments around natural cycles⁠," by Erik Stein“⁠Danone-backed Livelihoods lands €124 million for its fourth nature-based fund⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

  6. 19 jun

    The private equity buzz at SuperReturn in Berlin + Sharing AI power along with wealth 

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense; a look at public and private approaches to sharing the AI wealth; and, Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Danielle Rossingh.“⁠Designing broad-based ownership of AI to share power along with wealth⁠,” by Delilah Rothenberg of The Predistribution Initiative"⁠Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers⁠," by Roodgally Senatus⁠Realize's ImpactSpace profile⁠.

  7. 12 jun

    Battery storage makes Europe’s cheap renewable power more valuable + The growth opportunity behind S2G’s $1 billion raise

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why battery makers and investors are pivoting from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe; a look at Lukas Walton-backed S2G investments following its $1 billion; and, the reasons that the world cup is a sportswashing bonanza. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “⁠Battery makers and investors pivot from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe⁠,” by Danielle Rossingh.“⁠G is for growth after $1 billion raise for Lukas Walton-backed S2G Investments⁠,” by Erik Stein“⁠A ‘sportswashing’ bonanza, brought to you by Saudi Aramco⁠,” by Dmitriy Ioselevich

  8. 5 jun

    Taking stock of Alterra’s impact on emerging market climate finance + Going down-market to uplift women

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?; how Fervo Energy pulled off the biggest clean energy IPO in Wall Street history; and, Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories: “Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?,” by Erik Stein, Amy Cortese and David Bank“Fervo’s IPO recipe includes a dash of federal funding and a scoop of catalytic capital,” by Antony Bugg-Levine"Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund," by Amy Cortese

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Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha

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