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Risk misperceptions in climate and emerging markets

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 17:35


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Pegasus Capital's contrarian play for orphaned climate projects in emerging markets. How a Ugandan pension fund is creating its own new savers with investments in small business and agriculture (07:45). And, should impact have a veto in investment decisionmaking(12:07)?Story links:“⁠Ever contrarian, Pegasus Capital eyes orphaned climate projects in emerging markets⁠,” by David Bank and Amy Cortese“⁠Uganda's pension fund is creating new savers with investments in small business and agriculture⁠,” by Lucy Ngige and David Bank“⁠Should impact have a veto in investment decisions⁠?” by Blink's Ana Pimenta

Advice for the Gates Foundation spend-down + The state of blended finance

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 21:16


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Unsolicited advice for the Gates Foundation following the announcement that it would increase its giving and spend down its endowment by 2045; How California's massive public pension funds find alpha in emerging fund managers (09:45); And, glimmers of hope for blended finance in the face of a global foreign aid pullback (15:27).Story links:“⁠Impermanence is the future: Four unsolicited ideas for sunsetting the Gates Foundation⁠,” by Gary Community Ventures' Santhosh Ramdoss“⁠CalPERS and CalSTRS find alpha in emerging managers that have earned ‘the right to win'⁠,” by David Bank and Roodgally Senatus"⁠Blended finance loses a big investor and some of its steam⁠," by Jessica Pothering

Remedies for Impact's original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirt

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 19:16


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Two views on the future of impact investing from Calvert Impact and Innovative Finance Initiative. Temasek makes the case for the private equity opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience (09:10). And, how Mati Carbon plans to leverage its  $50 million X-Prize to remove carbon and support farmers in tropical zones (14:15).Story Links:“⁠Calvert Impact's market-shaping strategy for the future of impact⁠,” by Calvert Impact's Jenn Pryce.“⁠Innovative Finance Network's fund designs for radical impact⁠,” by Innovative Finance Network's Aunnie Patton Power and Doughnut Economics Action Lab's Erinch Sahan.“⁠Temasek on hot sectors for PE investment in climate adaptation and resilience⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Jessica Pothering“⁠Mati Carbon leverages its $50 million XPRIZE to remove carbon and support farmers in tropical zones⁠,” by Jessica Pothering.

The buzz at Milken + Which impact archetype are you?

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 23:06


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: With US markets all over the place, investors at the Milken Global Conference shift their focus to ownership, AI, and the rest of the world. How impact investors are responding to proposed cuts to health and medical research (8:33). And, forget your astrological sign – Phenix Capital proposes four archetypes for impact fund managers (15:23).Story links:“⁠With markets down, up and sideways, investors look to ownership, AI and the rest of the world⁠,” by Amy Cortese and David Bank“⁠KKR's Pete Stavros: Employee ownership is a competitive advantage in private equity (Q&A)⁠,” by David Bank and Roodgally Senatus"⁠With medical research funding in peril, one biotech VC firm pushes innovation forward⁠," by Jessica Pothering"⁠Illusionist, Learner, Achiever or Champion: What kind of impact fund manager are you?⁠," by Phenix Capital's Daniel Moreno and Mohit Saini

Pages from the playbook for shared prosperity + a report card for pay-as-you-go solar

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 20:12


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Some initial entries into the playbook for shared prosperity. How inflation and economic instability is affecting pay-as-you-go financing in the off-grid solar market (08:40). And, why Tom Steyer see now as a buying opportunity for climate investors with dry powder to deploy (13:50).Relevant links:“Galvanize's Tom Steyer on why now is a good time for climate investors with cash (Q&A),” by David Bank“⁠Defaults on pay-as-you-go solar tick up with income pressure and financial literacy challenges⁠,” by Lucy NgigeContribute a strategy to the playbook through this short form

Climate tech is weathering political turbulence.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 16:10


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How climate tech founders and funders are planning to ride out the political storm. What the lackluster fundraising totals for TPG NEXT means for emerging and diverse managers (07:00). Plus, five promising pages in the playbook for shared prosperity (11:56).Relevant links:Climate tech is counting on falling costs, rising demand to ride out the political stormLackluster fundraising for TPG NEXT sends mixed signals to emerging and diverse managersRe:Construction: Five promising pages in the playbook for shared prosperityContribute to the playbookRSVP for the call

A call to action in response to US political risk

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 17:00


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: A call to action from impact investors in response to the growing political risk in the US market. Plus, how the idea of employee ownership is bringing lawmakers together across the aisle (7:55). And the strategies and structures LPs are using to get their money back in a volatile market environment (11:55).Story links:“In a polarized US Capitol, employee ownership brings lawmakers together,” by Roodgally SenatusRestive LPs look to secondaries and other creative exits to recoup their capital,” by Amy Cortese

A tarrifying week for investors + what's next for global AID

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 19:44


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank, live-ish from the Re:Construction road show. Up this week: How impact investors are reacting to a tariffying week for Wall Street and global trade. What comes next for foreign aid in the wake of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID (7:10). And, why it's critical to continue assembling a playbook for shared prosperity (12:15). Relevant links:“⁠Rebuilding global aid was the (mostly) talk of the town at Skoll World Forum⁠,” by Caroline Bressan“⁠Could trade chaos cut emissions and make impact investments the safer bet?⁠” by Amy Cortese and David Bank“⁠People, purpose and perseverance: Assembling the playbook for shared prosperity⁠,” by David Bank⁠Submit your plays for shared prosperity.⁠

Insurance incentives for wildfire prevention + smarter subsidies for agribusiness

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 17:30


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Climate insurance in California that incentivizes landowners to reduce wildfire risks. Plus, making subsidies smarter by targeting the operating needs of agriculture businesses and the funds that support them.Chapters(00:00) Innovative Climate Insurance Pilot in California(08:17) Concessional Capital and Africa's FarmersStory links:“⁠Innovative climate insurance in California gives landowners incentives to reduce wildfire risks⁠,” by Jessica Pothering“⁠Making subsidies smarter by targeting Africa's farmers and the funds that support them⁠,” by Jessica Pothering

Proxy battles for universal owners & new models for employee ownership

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 20:09


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: With proxy season here, how shareholders can apply a system stewardship model for the companies they own; why strategies to share the wealth via employee ownership are attracting popular support, and a look at our spring “Re:construction” tour, which offers a playbook for shared prosperity.Chapters00:00 Proxy season insights06:00 Employee ownership models11:50 Re:construction and shared prosperityEvent RSVPs:North Carolina: Friday, April 4 - ⁠Building models for shared prosperity⁠, UNC Chapel HillWashington, DC: April 8 - ⁠Purple Party⁠,Boston: Saturday, April 12 - ⁠Boston International Film Festival⁠Story links:“⁠Shareholders can fight back with system stewardship⁠,” by The Shareholder Commons' Frederick AlexanderOwnership Call: ⁠impactalpha.com/calls⁠ and ⁠Youtube⁠“⁠A playbook of what and who is working to build prosperity for all⁠,” and “⁠‘Special Purpose Credit Programs' face the axe⁠,” by David Bank

A new era for climate leadership (in Canada, at least)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 18:38


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The significance of noted green banker Mark Carney's new role as Canadian Prime Minister; what's at stake as US climate policy heads to the courts (06:41); and, why one impact fund manager says low-income customers are more profitable – and has the data to prove it (12:25)Story Links:"Canada puts a green banker in charge of its response to Trump,” by Amy Cortese and David Bank.“EPA raises the stakes in battle over $20 billion in green bank grants,” by Amy Cortese and Isaac Silk.“Climate United carries legal banner in battle for the green bank,” by David Bank and Amy Cortese."Elevar Equity says low-income customers are more profitable – and has the data to prove it," by Shefali Anand.

Local institutional capital for small and medium sized businesses in Africa

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 24:56


Host Brian Walsh chats with ImpactAlpha's emerging markets reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: Why the mood at two impact investing conferences in Nairobi was hopeful, despite the US foreign aid freeze. Plus, a roundup of some of the most interesting recent emerging markets deals. Check out all of the deals here:⁠https://impactalpha.com/browse/beats/dealflow/⁠

Seeing East African agri-food tech in action, plus the EU walks back sustainability disclosure

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 21:43


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Jessica digs in on food and agriculture in East Africa. Emerging fund managers in the ownership economy deliver returns to investors by sharing the wealth with workers, families and communities. And, what the EU Commission's revamped rules mean for climate and sustainability disclosure.Links: "GPs deliver ownership investing strategies for LPs of all sizes," by Jessica Pothering “The European Union is poised to scale back its ambitious climate finance regulations, too,” by Louie Woodall.Timecodes: 00:00 Impact Investing Insights from East Africa 11:04 Emerging Trends in the Ownership Economy 17:39 EU Climate Regulations: A Shift in Strategy

Navigating the new era for emerging markets, climate and small business investing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 18:40


This week, Brian and David discuss the resilience of impact investing amidst political upheaval, focusing on emerging markets, small businesses, and climate strategies. Also, the evolving dynamics between limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) in the investment landscape, particularly through co-investments. Finally they cover the University of Utah's new initiative to become a hub for impact investing education.00:00 Impact Investing Amidst Political Turmoil07:30 The Evolving LP/GP Relationship14:27 University of Utah: A New Epicenter for Impact InvestingRelevant links:Sign up for the LP/GP newsletter.⁠⁠“⁠⁠EPA's efforts to claw back ‘green bank' funds hit a snag⁠⁠,” by Amy Cortese.“⁠African leadership is reshaping the continent's small business investing ecosystem⁠,” by Lucy Ngige.“⁠Climate and development challenges spur development finance institutions to unlock private capital⁠,” by Leslie Maasdorp of British International Investment.“⁠Why TPG's Jim Coulter is bullish on impact⁠,” by Amy Cortese.“⁠That (mixed) feeling when your LP co-invests in the sweet deal you've just negotiated⁠,” by David Bank.

Building wealth through community investment trusts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 21:15


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: An innovative investment vehicle turns a strip mall in Portland into a community investment trust that's helping local renters build family wealth; the Liist gets a facelift and the importance of highlighting the raises of emerging fund managers; plus, why impact investors are split on President Trump's proposal to axe the carried interest tax loophole.Links: Timestamps:

DFC faces Trump funding freeze fallout

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 26:38


On this episode of 'This Week in Impact' Brian Walsh and Jessica pother discuss the implications of the Trump administration's freeze on development finance, the evolving landscape of voluntary carbon markets driven by corporate buyers, and the challenges facing private equity in the healthcare sector. 00:50 Impact of the Trump Administration on Development Finance 10:09 Corporate Buyers and Voluntary Carbon Markets 20:55 Addressing Private Equity's Challenges in Healthcare Story links: “⁠US development financing freeze puts private investments in Africa in peril⁠,” by Jessica Pothering "⁠Corporate buyers nudge voluntary carbon markets toward higher-quality projects⁠," by Jessica Pothering “⁠An allocators guide to reigning in private equity's worst excesses in healthcare⁠,” by Ibrahim Rashid

Mission driven funders react to feds funding freeze + responsible AI strategies.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 19:20


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Stories featured in this week's episode: ⁠Mission-driven funders scramble to respond to federal funding freeze⁠⁠, by Amy Cortese and David Bank Call roundup: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/calls/⁠ ⁠How machine learning and AI can be harnessed for mission-based lending⁠⁠, by Mar Diteos Rendon, Nicole Jansma and Sachi Shenoy

Trump's torrent of executive orders + OZ's get another look

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 25:05


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Stories covered this: “⁠Trump's executive orders will affect investments in climate, equity, AI and global development⁠,” by Dennis Price, Isaac Silk and Amy Cortese “⁠Investors look for Opportunity Zones to get an extension and a fresh dose of tax-advantaged capital⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus “⁠Adding a dash of guaranteed liquidity to impact funds to attract more institutional LPs⁠,” by David Bank.

Insurance risk after the LA fires + de-extinction tech gets a raise

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 23:54


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How the devastating LA wildfires are putting a spotlight on wildfire prevention tech and what the disaster means for California's fragile insurance market; examples of outcomes-based financing driving systemic change in education; and Colossal Biosciences' $200 million raise to revive the wooly mammoth among other lost species. “ ,” by David Bank and Roodgally Senatus. “ ,” by Louie Woodall “ ,” by Jenny Berg and Inês Charro of Education Finance Network ,” by Amy Cortese ⁠In the age of fire, tech solutions can help but not heal⁠⁠LA wildfires push California's insurance market to the brink⁠⁠How outcomes-based financing can drive systemic change in education⁠⁠Wild and woolly: Colossal Biosciences raises $200 million to revive the mammoth and other lost species⁠

Glimmers of hope for impact fundraising

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 20:30


Host Brian Walsh takes up the week's top stories with ImpactAlpha's Jessica Pothering. They discuss Jessica's takeaways from her analysis of ImpactAlpha's 2024 set of actively raising impact funds, how catalytic capital is unlocking regenerative agriculture opportunities in Brazil, and why drones are taking off in India for agriculture and economic inclusion. "⁠Glimmers of hope for impact fund managers shine through the fundraising fog⁠," by Jessica Pothering. "⁠How catalytic capital helped unlock ecosystem regeneration in Brazil⁠," by Dario Parziale. "⁠Investors bet on drones to lift agricultural productivity and women's livelihoods in India⁠," by Shefali Anand.

Looking ahead to 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 18:47


In the final podcast episode of the year, host Brian Walsh takes up the trends that ImpactAlpha will be following in 2025 with editor David Bank. On our radar: Impact investors lean into economic populism with the ownership economy; climate gets a new narrative for the Trump era; and emerging markets attract local capital for local needs as better data rebuts misperceptions of risk. Check out all of this year's ⁠lookaheads on ImpactAlpha⁠.

Policy-enhanced impact investing + community ownership models

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 22:20


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How lobbying and advocacy are being used by family offices for “policy enhanced impact investing.” “⁠These investors are raising their lobbying game to enhance their social impact⁠,” by David Bank. How a California community lender is focusing on community ownership models to combat the displacement of small businesses and nonprofits. “⁠Community Vision's ownership strategy for combating displacement of small businesses and nonprofits in California⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus. “⁠How community ownership benefits investors and communities⁠,” Aisha Benson and Christina Hollenback. And, a look at the rapidly evolving off-grid solar industry in Africa. “⁠Commercial lenders wake up to Africa's fastest-growing solar sector⁠,” by Lucy Ngige.

How much is enough in employee ownership?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 20:34


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The tale of two different ownership economy models for increasing employee wealth ⁠As private equity firms start to share the wealth, low-income workers get just a little bit⁠ by Roody Senatus ⁠Meet 22 funds raising capital to finance high-impact transitions to employee ownership⁠ by David Bank RSVP for ⁠next week's Call⁠ where we'll screen our Napoleon Wallace documentary. Lessons learned from 10 years and $1.9 billion of catalytic investments from ⁠British International Investment⁠. And, the untapped potential for investment and innovation in the ⁠US care economy⁠.

Agents of Impact articulate new narratives for a post-election reality

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 14:14


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from this week's post-election ⁠Agents of Impact Call⁠; the news that ⁠Donald Trump Jr⁠. is joining a quasi-impact investing fund targeting an underserved market –  conservative consumers; and, how ⁠catalytic capital warehousing⁠ could help emerging managers finance the sustainable development goals.

The search is on for global climate leadership + hospitals investing in social determinants of health

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 17:41


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Previewing next week's Agents of Impact Call (⁠RSVP NOW!⁠) The search is on for ⁠global climate leadership⁠ at COP29-- and ⁠women are front and center⁠. How ⁠hospitals are partnering with community lenders⁠ to invest in the social determinants of health Plus, a look at some of our ⁠top deals of the week⁠.

Impact investors take stock after the US election

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 23:46


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Initial reactions from agents of impact to President Trump's re-election; an update on some of the funding already being distributed from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; and how a mutual aid network in Asheville, North Carolina is helping overlooked entrepreneurs rebuild after Hurricane Helene.

The vibe at this years SOCAP + family offices lean towards climate

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 14:25


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ImpactAlpha team was at the ⁠SOCAP conference in SF⁠, where the focus was on systemic change; how private investors are pouring more money into ⁠blended finance transactions⁠; and, why global ⁠family offices⁠ are slowly warming up to climate investments.

1.5 trillion dollars of impact capital, from commercial to catalytic

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 20:45


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank, dialing in from Amsterdam. Up this week: The GIIN's new report pegs the impact investing market at ⁠$1.5 trillion…ish⁠; the reasons for and significance of the news that the ⁠Catalytic Capital Consortium⁠ is doubling down rather than shutting down its efforts to expand the use of the financing tool; and, a preview of ImpactAlpha's ⁠new documentary⁠ on the North Carolina model, premiering at SOCAP next week. Check out ⁠the trailer⁠. Register for ⁠SOCAP24⁠ using the code “s24_ImpactAlpha” to save $250.

Strategies for housing affordability and ownership

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 20:10


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from ⁠this week's Agents of Impact Call⁠ on putting an ownership lens on housing affordability; how and why to restore ⁠trust in voluntary carbon markets⁠⁠; and, Amazon and Google opt for the nuclear option in their drive to supply their power-hungry data centers with carbon-free energy.

Another petro-state COP + new innovative financial models in emerging markets and the US

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 23:15


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: What's at stake as climate negotiators ⁠prepare for COP29⁠, which for the second year running, will be held in a petro-state; how inclusive fintech ventures are ⁠cutting in middle men and women⁠ to build trust; and, a look at two new innovative financial models: for ⁠water in emerging markets⁠ and ⁠land conservation in the US⁠.

Reimagining home insurance in the face of climate disasters + funding emerging managers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 21:26


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. ⁠Up this week: new insurance models⁠ that aim to climate proof homes and towns, enhanced efforts to support ⁠diverse emerging fund managers⁠, and how private equity is quietly ⁠funding fossil fuel investments⁠.

Takeaways from Climate Week NYC

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 17:12


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. ⁠The buzz⁠ around early stage climate startups and the continued need for scale — both bigger checks and bigger investable opportunities. ⁠Climate inflation⁠ affecting grocery store prices How ⁠carbon markets⁠ are financing sustainable development.

Commercial capital is crowding into blended funds + the ownership economy arrives

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 18:42


This Week in Impact: host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. ⁠Blending billions Call roundup⁠. ⁠Finding the alpha at climate week.⁠

A near climate-free debate + sustainable fashion week

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 21:45


Host Brian Walsh takes up the top stories in impact with editorial director Amy Cortese. Up this week: Climate change and the Inflation Reduction Act's minimal mentions in the presidential debate, a report from the sustainable side of fashion week in New York, and a look at the rising number of student-led impact funds.

Policy planks for the ownership economy + African capital for African infrastructure

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 20:27


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: A new report proposes ⁠seven bipartisan policy tweaks⁠ that could drive more private capital into financing worker ownership transitions. How USAID is banking commercial returns by working with ⁠local institutional capital providers in Africa to finance African infrastructure⁠. Will companies that backpedal on their diversity commitments face ⁠legal risk from investors⁠?

Let the water (investment) flow, climate finance updates, and family office ImpInv in LatAm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 19:01


Impact at the DNC, pro-ESG states outperform, and a solar boost in India

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 23:33


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with Amy Cortese. On today's episode: Beyond Chicago, Harris seeks to ride a revival in wages, entrepreneurship and ownership Talk of the Town: Live updates from outside the Democratic National Convention Pension funds in pro-ESG ‘blue' states outperform those in anti-ESG ‘red' ones — to the tune of $159 billion New wave of off-grid energy startups are climate-proofing India's economic future  India's residential rooftops sprout solar panels with generous government subsidies

Facing the new legal landscape for impact, how to measure & manage impact, and HBO takes on ESG

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 19:11


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank: ⁠Mapping an impact investing path through the new legal landscape⁠ ⁠Are fund managers ready to set targets to hold themselves accountable for impact?⁠ ⁠HBO brings a sleek, sexy and skeptical view of impact investing to a television audience.

VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 20:51


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: ⁠⁠⁠Why certain Venture Capitalists are embracing Kamala Harris's campaign vision⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠How three Africa-led blended finance models are mobilizing billions for development ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Why microfinance pioneer Muhmmad Yunus is stepping in to lead Bangladesh during a political crisis⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠RSVP⁠⁠⁠ for next week's Call!

VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 20:51


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: ⁠⁠Why certain Venture Capitalists are embracing Kamala Harris's campaign vision⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How three Africa-led blended finance models are mobilizing billions for development ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Why microfinance pioneer Muhmmad Yunus is stepping in to lead Bangladesh during a political crisis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠RSVP⁠⁠ for next week's Call!

Capitol Gains Ep2: Climate, insurance and risk management with Carolyn Kousky

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 36:58


The team is on break, so we're sharing the second episode of James McIntyre and Matt Posner's new podcast Capitol Gains, the latest edition to the ImpactAlpha Podcast Network. In this episode James and Matt had the pleasure of hosting Carolyn Kousky of the Environmental Defense Fund. With an extensive background in climate risk management and policy approaches, Carolyn provided a compelling discussion on the evolving risks of climate change, the critical role of disaster insurance and the challenges within the current dynamic. Subscribe to Capitol Gains wherever you listen.

A political proxy battle⁠ for the soul of tech, youth-lens investing in Africa, and recycling is having a moment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 21:06


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ⁠political proxy battle⁠ for the soul of tech, innovation and social impact, what ⁠youth led protests⁠ mean for the impact agenda, and how recycling is ⁠having a moment⁠.

New strategies for refugee-lens investing, deadlines approach for the GGRF, and a preview of Capitol Gains

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 21:10


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Refugee-lens investing: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/new-tools-for-humanitarian-relief-in-crisis-zones-blended-finance-offtake-contracts-and-debt-swaps/⁠ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund deadlines: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/epa-melds-private-and-public-capital-and-a-surplus-of-opinions-to-beef-up-green-banking/⁠ Capitol Gains: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/capitol-gains-utahs-ben-mcadams-on-local-solutions-to-dysfunction-in-washington-podcast/⁠

Wait, there's good economic news? Plus, TPG's AI enabled, smart city play.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 13:49


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: the good economic news that's been largely overlooked — or at least overshadowed — in the current tumultuous news cycle: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/left-behind-communities-ride-bipartisan-policies-if-not-politics-to-prosper-at-last/⁠ Plus, an impact investment from TPG to fund AI-powered cameras that detect parking violations in bus-only zones: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/tpg-rise-fund-leads-90-million-investment-in-ai-for-smart-cities/⁠ Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode features music by Isaac Silk.

The Supreme Court's impact, US political risk, and driving community homeownership without displacement

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 24:53


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The implications of this term's Supreme Court rulings on the business environment for sustainable finance: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/supreme-court-rulings-threaten-to-turn-policy-tailwinds-into-headwinds-for-impact-investors/⁠ How impact investors are preparing for the political risk of the upcoming US presidential elections: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/as-the-vibe-shifts-agents-of-impact-ask-what-do-we-do-now/⁠ How a nonprofit housing developer is looking to drive community homeownership without displacement in Baltimore: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/real-revitalization-part-1-parity-buys-back-the-block-to-drive-community-revival-without-displacement-in-west-baltimore/⁠ Sign up for ImpactAlpha LatAm: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/latam-newsletter-email/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode featured music by Isaac Silk and by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yurii Semchyshyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

How New Ventures is scaling up by going deep, Obran's plan to build a worker coop conglomerate, and why Surdna is doubling down on their impact strategy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 18:58


Host Brian Walsh takes up top stories with ImpactAlpha's Jessica Pothering. Up this week: How New Ventures is aiming to scale up by going deep instead of big:⁠https://impactalpha.com/going-big-by-going-niche-how-new-ventures-rodrigo-villar-is-specializing-for-deeper-impact-qa/⁠ Obran's worker owned cooperative conglomerate: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/worker-owned-conglomerate-obran-cooperative-gets-a-boost-from-acumen-america-investment/⁠ And, why Surdna's CEO Don Chen is all in on investing in funds led by women and People of Color: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/surdna-foundations-don-chen-high-risk-high-reward-impact-investments-are-paying-off-qa/⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-impact/message

Roundtable: The backlash to the ESG backlash, who is colluding with whom?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 24:05


Imogen Rose-Smith joins David Bank and Brian Walsh for a classic ImpactAlpha roundtable discussion about ESG, DEI, and public policy. Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode features music by Isaac Silk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-impact/message

Impact funds steer capital towards debt, impact fails in Africa, and Sam Polk of Everytable

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 16:03


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Congressional hearings on ESG: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/political-risk-antitrust-hearing-escalates-republican-attacks-on-climate-action/ ⁠ Shareholder votes at Tesla: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/elon-musks-pay-grab-is-a-skirmish-in-the-broader-battle-of-the-billionaires/⁠ Women's growing economic power in Latin America: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/in-latin-america-investors-see-economic-opportunities-through-a-gender-lens/⁠ How Ava Duvernay flipped the script on how Hollywood funds films: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/ava-duvernay-impact-filmmaking⁠ Sign up for ImpactAlpha LatAm: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/latam-newsletter-email/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode featured music by Isaac Silk and by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yurii Semchyshyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-impact/message

Impact funds steer capital towards debt, impact fails in Africa, and Sam Polk of Everytable

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 24:46


Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with senior editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: This month's list of impact funds actively raising capital: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/impact-fund-managers-steer-private-credit-to-places-equity-fears-to-tread/⁠ Liist submissions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfm5qIOqogtbI3xRx4-0Xk2kh7VY_5x8wJKuLh6ZlXz2sSmw/viewform How Africa's funding drought has claimed several once-high flying startups. How Sam Polk and Everytable are providing healthy fast food to California's food deserts and uplifting communities. Sign up for ImpactAlpha LatAm: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/latam-newsletter-email/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode featured music by Isaac Silk, Yurii Semchyshyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Oleksii Holubiev, and Vlad Krotov --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-impact/message

Climate on the ballot in Mexico, India and beyond; impact accounting standards; funding climate's missing middle

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 22:27


This Week in Impact. Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Climate on the ballot: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/mexico-chooses-a-new-president-amid-extreme-heat-and-little-urgency-on-climate-action/⁠ Impact accounting standards: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/a-decade-in-the-making-impact-accounting-standards-advance-amid-investor-demand/⁠ Bridging a ‘missing middle' for commercial climate solutions: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/flexible-financing-to-bridge-a-missing-middle-for-commercial-climate-solutions/⁠ Sign up for ImpactAlpha LatAm: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/latam-newsletter-email/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ImpactAlpha: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode featured music by Isaac Silk and by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Yurii Semchyshyn⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/this-week-in-impact/message

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