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ImpactAssets' Tenth IA 50 Impact Fund Listing Reveals Growing Market and Innovative Managers
ImpactAssets has released the ImpactAssets 50 2021 (IA 50), a free online database for impact investors, family offices, financial advisors and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial...
Mondelēz International Launches Sustainable Futures to Advance Climate Solutions and Support Social Entrepreneurs
Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) today announced the launch of Sustainable Futures, an impact investing platform to incubate, finance and support self-sustaining ventures that address key challenges in the world, including climate change.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces 10.1 Billion USD Sustainability Linked Revolving Credit Facility
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) today announced the successful signing of a new 10.1 billion USD Sustainability Linked Loan Revolving Credit Facility (“SLL RCF”), which replaces its existing 9.0 billion USD Revolving Credit Facility.
Moody's - Sustainable Bond Issuance to Hit a Record $650 Billion in 2021
Global issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds – or sustainable bonds, collectively – will hit a record of $650 billion in 2021, a 32% increase over the $491 billion issued in 2020, Moody's Investors Service projects in a new report.
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action Mobilizes Tech and Finance Sectors to Fulfill Agriculture's Potential as a Climate Solution
In conjunction with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Mixing Bowl and Croatan Institute, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) today issued a new report[1] that analyzes the state of soil health technology and identifies opportunities to find new sources of capi...
CIT Leads $69 Million Financing for Solar Portfolio
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) recently announced that its Power and Energy business led a $69 million financing for a portfolio of solar facilities owned and operated by Strata Solar LLC, a leading integrated solar and storage energy service provider based in North Carolina.
Investment Theme: Stay Focused on Climate Risk
Over the next five years, climate risk will continue to translate into market risk, as policymakers will come under pressure to preserve environmental progress and retool economies in a more sustainable way.
What Do Companies With Improved Financial Results Have in Common in Terms of ESG Practices and Frameworks?
The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) announces its fourth consecutive 2020 Annual Research into ESG Ratings and Sustainability Reporting Trends in North America, focusing in common ESG practices and frameworks used by companies and organizations with improved financial results (e.g Ann...
OpEd: It's Time for Positive Action Strategies
As we add impetus to the global move to a cleaner, more sustainable energy system, perhaps the greatest obstacle we face is the enormous financing requirement that this step change in our economies will bring. The financing required to clean up our supply-side energy system over the next 30 years is...
Third-generation Bakery Owner Shares Her Race Against COVID-19 to Keep Her Family Business Alive
At the corner of 27th Street and Central Avenue in Los Angeles sits 27th Street Bakery, a neighborhood staple for over sixty years. Its third-generation owner, Jeanette Bolden-Pickens, was concerned her family’s business might not survive the impact of COVID-19 this spring. Now, through community su...